| Synopsis | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Interaction between Culture and Communication | 第12-28页 |
| ·Understanding Culture | 第12-16页 |
| ·Understanding Communication | 第16-19页 |
| ·Interaction between Communication and Culture | 第19-28页 |
| Chapter Two High versus Low Context Cultures | 第28-56页 |
| ·Understanding Context | 第28-35页 |
| ·Why Context: A Context and Meaning Perspective | 第35-48页 |
| ·High versus Low Context Communication | 第48-50页 |
| ·High versus Low Context Cultures: A Linguistic Manifestation | 第50-56页 |
| Chapter Three Why is Chinese Culture High Context: A Contrastive Study | 第56-89页 |
| ·Geographical and Social Root | 第56-66页 |
| ·An Academic Perspective | 第66-75页 |
| ·Confucian Value Perspective | 第75-89页 |
| Chapter Four Contrasting Patterns of Communication | 第89-103页 |
| ·Receiver-centered v. Sender-centered Communication | 第89-94页 |
| ·Inductive v. Deductive Communication | 第94-98页 |
| ·Talk-oriented v. Silence-oriented Communication | 第98-103页 |
| Conclusion | 第103-107页 |
| References | 第107-111页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第111页 |
