| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-8页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第8-14页 |
| ·THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEMALE LANGUAGE AND MALE LANGUAGE | 第8-10页 |
| ·Male Language and Female Language Differ in a Large Scale | 第9-10页 |
| ·Gender Difference in Chinese | 第10页 |
| ·GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LANGUAGE: HOT TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS | 第10-12页 |
| ·Studies on Gender Differences Approached by Different Levels | 第11-12页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Language under the Framework of Pragmatics | 第12页 |
| ·ORIENTATION OF THIS PAPER | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第14-21页 |
| ·EXISTING STUDIES ON GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LANGUAGE | 第14-18页 |
| ·Specific Introduction of Existing Studies on Gender Differences | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Overall Conditions of Studies on Gender Difference in Chinese | 第17-18页 |
| ·EXISTING STUDIES ON REQUEST | 第18-21页 |
| ·Studies on Request in the West | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies of Request in Chinese | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONNAIRE INVESTIGATION | 第21-34页 |
| ·THE CONCEPT OF REQUEST | 第21-26页 |
| ·The Definition of Request | 第22页 |
| ·The Classification of Request | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Structure of Request | 第24-26页 |
| ·PRE-STUDY QUESTIONS | 第26页 |
| ·SUBJECT | 第26-27页 |
| ·DESIGN OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE | 第27-32页 |
| ·Introduction to DCT | 第27-28页 |
| ·Modification of the DCT for the Present Study | 第28-32页 |
| ·DATA COLLECTION PROCESS | 第32-34页 |
| CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS | 第34-56页 |
| ·DATA ANALYSIS | 第34-42页 |
| ·Data Differences in Making Requests | 第34-37页 |
| ·Data Differences in Responding to Requests | 第37-41页 |
| ·Supplement to Multiple Choice | 第41-42页 |
| ·DISCUSSION BASED ON FACE WORK | 第42-56页 |
| ·Face Theory and Politeness | 第43-46页 |
| ·Politeness Strategies and Requests | 第46-48页 |
| ·Face Threatening Act or Face Strengthening Act | 第48-49页 |
| ·Discussion in Interpersonal Politeness | 第49-54页 |
| ·Summary and Reflections | 第54-56页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第56-60页 |
| ·SUMMARY OF THIS PAPER | 第56-57页 |
| ·SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PAPER | 第57页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS TO THIS STUDY | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitation to the Written Form | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations to Settings | 第58页 |
| ·SUGGESTIONS TO FURTHER STUDIES | 第58-60页 |
| ·Suggestions Based on the Limitations in This Study | 第58页 |
| ·Suggestions to Further Studies in Pragmatics | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestion to Further Studies in Inter-cultural Communication | 第59-60页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第60-64页 |
| APPENDIX | 第64-66页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第66页 |
