| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Research background | 第9页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-26页 |
| ·The concept of "refusal" | 第11-16页 |
| ·Refusal speech act | 第11-12页 |
| ·Refusal strategy | 第12-16页 |
| ·Previous study on refusal | 第16-22页 |
| ·Study results abroad | 第16-18页 |
| ·Study results at home | 第18-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-26页 |
| ·Tendency of "refusal" study at home | 第22-23页 |
| ·Weakness of previous studies and improvement in the present thesis | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第26-37页 |
| ·Speech act theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·Austin's speech act theory | 第26页 |
| ·Searle's speech act theory | 第26-27页 |
| ·Speech act of refusal | 第27-28页 |
| ·Politeness principle | 第28-35页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's politeness strategies | 第29-31页 |
| ·Leech's politeness principle | 第31-33页 |
| ·Gu's Chinese politeness principle | 第33-35页 |
| ·Kim's conversational constraints | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology and Research Design | 第37-42页 |
| ·Research questions | 第37页 |
| ·Subjects | 第37页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第37-40页 |
| ·DCT questionnaire | 第38-39页 |
| ·Observation | 第39-40页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第42-68页 |
| ·Choice of refusal strategies in Chinese and English | 第42-44页 |
| ·Frequency of direct vs. indirect refusal strategies | 第42-43页 |
| ·Preference of indirect refusal strategies in Chinese and English | 第43-44页 |
| ·Choice of refusal strategies in different types of scenarios | 第44-57页 |
| ·Request | 第44-49页 |
| ·Suggestion | 第49-52页 |
| ·Initation | 第52-54页 |
| ·Offer | 第54-57页 |
| ·Gender similarities and differences in refusal strategies | 第57-61页 |
| ·Choice of refusal strategies by male and female in Chinese and English | 第57-59页 |
| ·Detail study on refusal strategies in Scenario 11,Scenario 9,Scenario 5 and Scenario 12 | 第59-61页 |
| ·Factors influencing the choice of refusal strategies | 第61-67页 |
| ·Power distance | 第61-62页 |
| ·High-context(HC)vs.Low-context(LC) | 第62-64页 |
| ·Individualism vs.Collectivism | 第64-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| ·Major findings | 第68-69页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations of present study and suggestions for future study | 第70-71页 |
| References | 第71-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ DCT(Chinese Version) | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ DCT(English Version) | 第83-88页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第88页 |
