| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第8-9页 |
| ·Objectives of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Structure of This Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第11-27页 |
| ·Grice: Cooperative Principle and Conversational Implicature | 第11-12页 |
| ·Politeness in Interpersonal Relationships | 第12-21页 |
| ·Lakoff's Explanation of Politeness | 第12-13页 |
| ·Leech's Maxims | 第13-19页 |
| ·Yueguo Gu's Maxims：Chinese Approach | 第19-21页 |
| ·Inauthentic Politeness | 第21页 |
| ·Brown & Levinson's FTA | 第21-24页 |
| ·Impoliteness | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Wang Xifeng's Politeness Speech Acts | 第27-39页 |
| ·Xifeng's Authentic Politeness Speech Acts | 第27-32页 |
| ·Xifeng's Adoption of Approbation Maxim | 第27-29页 |
| ·Xifeng's Adoption of Banter Principle | 第29-32页 |
| ·Wang Xifeng's Inauthentic Politeness Speech Acts | 第32-39页 |
| ·Overpoliteness Phenomenon: Cajoling the Concubine into the Mansion | 第32-35页 |
| ·Her Inauthentic Politeness To Avoid Disagreement | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Wang Xifeng's Impoliteness | 第39-49页 |
| ·Xifeng vs Li Wan: Iron Lady vs Model Lady | 第39-41页 |
| ·Wang Xifeng's Impoliteness | 第41-49页 |
| ·Impoliteness Actions Towards the Servants | 第41-46页 |
| ·Impoliteness to Her Husband | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| ·Summary of This Thesis | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations of This Thesis and Suggestions for Further Study | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
