| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Politeness in Speech Acts | 第19-23页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第21-23页 |
| ·Chinese Face and Politeness | 第23页 |
| ·Refusal Speech Act | 第23-30页 |
| ·Refusal Strategies | 第23-27页 |
| ·Previous Study on Refusal Speech Act in Different Cultural Contents | 第27-30页 |
| ·Related Studies | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第33-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·Materials | 第33-34页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第37-56页 |
| ·Comparison of the Order, Frequency and Contents of the Refusal Strategies | 第37-43页 |
| ·Research Results | 第37-42页 |
| ·Discussion from Cultural Aspects: Context | 第42-43页 |
| ·A Comparison of Refusal Strategies in Response to Types of Initiating Acts | 第43-48页 |
| ·Research Results | 第43-48页 |
| ·Discussion from Cultural Aspects: Value | 第48页 |
| ·Differences of Refusals in Relation with Social Distance and Power | 第48-56页 |
| ·Differences of Refusals Caused by Social Distance | 第49-51页 |
| ·Differences of Refusals Caused by Power | 第51-54页 |
| ·Discussion from Cultural Aspects: Collectivism Vs Individualism | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第58-60页 |
| References | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第63-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第82-102页 |
