| INTRODUCTION | 第1-16页 |
| 0．1 Introduction | 第10-11页 |
| 0．2 Reviews on the Study of Greetings | 第11-12页 |
| 0．3 Methodology | 第12-14页 |
| 0．3．1 Literary Sources | 第13页 |
| 0．3．2 Participant Observation | 第13-14页 |
| 0．3．3 Questionnaires | 第14页 |
| 0．4 Limitation of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 0．5 Organization of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| PART ONE Common Properties of Greetings in English and Chinese | 第16-54页 |
| Chapter One Structual Features of Greetings | 第16-24页 |
| 1．1 Introduction | 第16-17页 |
| 1．2 Greetings as A Part of Conversation | 第17-19页 |
| 1．3 Greetings as Speech Units | 第19-21页 |
| 1．4 Greetings as Adjacency Paires | 第21-23页 |
| 1．5 Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Two The Function of Greetings | 第24-33页 |
| 2．1 Introduction | 第24页 |
| 2．2 As the Beginning of Communicative Interaction | 第24-26页 |
| 2．3 As Illocutionary Acts | 第26-27页 |
| 2．4 As Phatic Communion | 第27-32页 |
| 2．4．1 The Face Theory | 第28-29页 |
| 2．4．2 Linguistic Routines of Politeness | 第29-32页 |
| 2．4．2．1 Conversational Routine | 第29-30页 |
| 2．4．2．2 Politeness Principle | 第30-31页 |
| 2．4．2．3 Functions of Phatic Communion | 第31-32页 |
| 2．5 Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Factors Affecting the Use of Greetings | 第33-41页 |
| 3．1 Introduction | 第33页 |
| 3．2 Social Factors in Greetings | 第33-37页 |
| 3．2．1 Social Distance Between Interactants | 第35-36页 |
| 3．2．2 Relative Social Status of the Interactants | 第36-37页 |
| 3．3 Other Factors in Greetings | 第37-40页 |
| 3．3．1 Scene and Formality | 第37-38页 |
| 3．3．2 Length of Separation | 第38-39页 |
| 3．3．3 Number of Participants in Conversation | 第39页 |
| 3．3．4 Individual Differences | 第39-40页 |
| 3．4 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Varieties of Greetings | 第41-54页 |
| 4．1 Introduction | 第41页 |
| 4．2 Greetings Classified According to Time | 第41-43页 |
| 4．3 Greetings Classified According to Content | 第43-44页 |
| 4．4 Greetings Classified According to Orientation | 第44-46页 |
| 4．5 Greetings Classified According to Formality | 第46页 |
| 4．6 Greetings Classified According to Settings | 第46-48页 |
| 4．7 Greetings Classified According to Politeness Strategies | 第48-51页 |
| 4．8 Greetings Classified According to Language Origin | 第51-52页 |
| 4．9 Summary | 第52-54页 |
| PART TWO Differences of Greetings in English and Chinese | 第54-75页 |
| Chapter Five Differences in the System of Greetings in English and Chinese | 第54-67页 |
| 5．1 Introduction | 第54页 |
| 5．2 Difference in Content | 第54-56页 |
| 5．3 Difference in the Use of Personal Pronouns | 第56-57页 |
| 5．4 Difference in Terms of Address | 第57-64页 |
| 5．4．1 Difference in Kinship Terms | 第58-61页 |
| 5．4．2 Difference in Honorific and Humble Terms of Address | 第61-63页 |
| 5．4．3 Difference in Addressing by Professional Titles | 第63-64页 |
| 5．5 Difference in Some Principles of Politeness | 第64-66页 |
| 5．6 Summary | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter Six Differences in the Use of Greetings in English and Chinese@58 | 第67-75页 |
| 6．1 Introduction | 第67页 |
| 6．2 Methodology: Questionnaires | 第67-69页 |
| 6．3 Major Findings | 第69-74页 |
| 6．3．1 Frequency of Use of English and Chinese Greetings | 第69-70页 |
| 6．3．2 Degree of Politeness in English and Chinese Greetings | 第70-72页 |
| 6．3．3 Distribution of Specified English and Chinese Greetings | 第72-74页 |
| 6．4 Summary | 第74-75页 |
| PART THREE Problems of Greetings in Cross-cultural Communication | 第75-83页 |
| Chapter Seven Problems of Chinese Students in Using Greetings in Cross-cultural Communication | 第75-83页 |
| 7．1 Introduction | 第75页 |
| 7．2 Research Methodology | 第75-76页 |
| 7．3 Major Findings | 第76-79页 |
| 7．3．1 The Use of Terms of Address | 第76-77页 |
| 7．3．2 The Content of Greeting Expressions | 第77-78页 |
| 7．3．3 The Degree of Politeness | 第78-79页 |
| 7．4 Discussions and Analysis | 第79-80页 |
| 7．5 Suggestions | 第80-81页 |
| 7．6 Summary | 第81-83页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第83-85页 |
| Reference | 第85-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第90-94页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第94-97页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第97-98页 |
