| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Rationale of the study | 第11-13页 |
| ·The significant role of speech acts in cross-cultural communication | 第11-12页 |
| ·Pragmatic failures in cross-cultural communication | 第12-13页 |
| ·Necessity of CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research questions of the present study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology of the present study | 第15页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Relevant Studies | 第17-25页 |
| ·Cross-cultural pragrnatics and speech act theory | 第17-20页 |
| ·Cross-cultural pragmatics | 第17页 |
| ·Speech act theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Brief introduction of speech acts | 第18-20页 |
| ·Speech acts and cross-cultural communication | 第20页 |
| ·Previous research on speech acts across cultures | 第20-22页 |
| ·Speech acts and lexicography | 第22-23页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Cross-cultural Differences in ESAs | 第25-38页 |
| ·Cross-cultural communication | 第25页 |
| ·Cross-cultural differences in ESAs | 第25-34页 |
| ·Addressing | 第26-27页 |
| ·Greeting | 第27-28页 |
| ·Farewell | 第28-29页 |
| ·Thanks | 第29页 |
| ·Apology | 第29-31页 |
| ·Invitation | 第31页 |
| ·Refusal | 第31-32页 |
| ·Request | 第32-34页 |
| ·Compliment | 第34页 |
| ·Summary of the Cross-cultural Differences | 第34-37页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Contrastive Analysis of CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第38-48页 |
| ·CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第38页 |
| ·Contrastive analysis of CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第38-44页 |
| ·MFECD | 第40-41页 |
| ·MNECD | 第41-42页 |
| ·NCMFECD | 第42-44页 |
| ·ECD | 第44页 |
| ·Summary of CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Tentative Model for Presenting CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第48-61页 |
| ·Presentation of CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第48页 |
| ·Guidance for presenting CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第48-49页 |
| ·Presentations of CCI about ESAs in macro-structure | 第49-51页 |
| ·Presentations of CCI about ESAs in micro-structure | 第51-55页 |
| ·A model for presentation of CCI about ESAs in ECLDs | 第55-56页 |
| ·Samples for ECLDs | 第56-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Retrospect of the present study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Major implications of the present study | 第62页 |
| ·Innovations and limitations | 第62-64页 |
| ·Innovations | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations | 第63-64页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-73页 |
| Works published | 第65-72页 |
| Dictionaries cited | 第72-73页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第73-74页 |
