| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·The Research Background of Language and Gender | 第10页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of This Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Organization of This Paper | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| ·General Review of Gender Studies Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| ·Language and Gender Studies in China | 第16-18页 |
| ·Gender and Sex | 第18-19页 |
| ·Theories of Language and Gender | 第19-25页 |
| ·Deficient Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Dominance Model | 第20-21页 |
| ·Difference Model | 第21-23页 |
| ·Social Constructivist Model | 第23-25页 |
| ·Lakoffs Claims | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第28-32页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28-29页 |
| ·Subject Selection | 第29页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Tape-recording | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Questionnaire | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis | 第32-82页 |
| ·Data Analysis of the Tape-recording | 第32-66页 |
| ·Analysis of the Intensifies of "So, Very" | 第32-35页 |
| ·Analysis of Super-polite Forms of Male and Female | 第35-40页 |
| ·Definition of Politeness | 第35-36页 |
| ·Politeness Strategies | 第36-37页 |
| ·Analyze the Politeness in the 25 Groups' Transcriptions | 第37-40页 |
| ·Analysis of the Empty Adjectives | 第40-46页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges | 第46-61页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Adaptors and Rounders | 第48-52页 |
| ·Analysis of "I think, Maybe" | 第52-58页 |
| ·Analysis of Modal Auxiliaries | 第58-61页 |
| ·The Analysis of Tag Question of Males and Females | 第61-63页 |
| ·Analysis of the Features of "Women Don't Tell Jokes" | 第63-64页 |
| ·Analysis of "Women Speak in Question Intonation" | 第64-66页 |
| ·Summary of the Tape-recording | 第66页 |
| ·Data Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第66-82页 |
| ·Analysis of the Use of Expletives | 第67-68页 |
| ·Analysis of the Use of "So" | 第68-69页 |
| ·Analysis of the Super-polite Forms | 第69-70页 |
| ·The Analysis of the "Empty Adjectives" | 第70-72页 |
| ·The Analysis of the "Topic Choices" | 第72-73页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Use of Hedges | 第73-74页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Functions of the Use of Hedges | 第74-75页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Use of Questions | 第75-76页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Functions of the Use of Questions | 第76-77页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Use of Telling Jokes | 第77-78页 |
| ·Analysis of the Discrimination of Color | 第78-79页 |
| ·Summary of the Questionnaire | 第79-82页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Explanations | 第82-86页 |
| ·Results | 第82-83页 |
| ·The Explanation of the Results | 第83-86页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions and Limitations | 第86-89页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第86-87页 |
| ·Research Limitations | 第87-89页 |
| Bibliography | 第89-94页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第94-95页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Transcription of 25 Groups of Conversations | 第95-128页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Questionnaire | 第128-129页 |
