| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| ·Definition of refusal | 第16页 |
| ·Review of the previous studies on refusal | 第16-18页 |
| ·Comments on the previous studies | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第20-28页 |
| ·Gender theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·The dominance approach | 第20页 |
| ·The difference approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·The social constructionist approach | 第21-22页 |
| ·Speech act theory | 第22-23页 |
| ·Politeness theory | 第23-28页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's politeness theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Gu Yueguo's politeness principles | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第28-34页 |
| ·Research questions | 第28页 |
| ·Data collection and data description | 第28-30页 |
| ·Reasons for using literary data in this study | 第28-29页 |
| ·Literary materials collected in this study | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第30-34页 |
| ·The coding scheme for analyzing the refusals | 第30-32页 |
| ·The analysis procedures | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第34-60页 |
| ·Overall strategy use in refusals | 第34-42页 |
| ·Direct versus indirect strategy use | 第34-35页 |
| ·Indirect strategy use between males and females | 第35-42页 |
| ·Refusal strategy use in relation to different initiating acts | 第42-48页 |
| ·Direct versus indirect strategy use | 第42-44页 |
| ·Indirect strategy use between males and females | 第44-48页 |
| ·Refusal strategy use in relation to different social status | 第48-53页 |
| ·Direct versus indirect strategy use | 第48-51页 |
| ·Indirect strategy use between males and females | 第51-53页 |
| ·Refusal strategy use in relation to different social distance | 第53-60页 |
| ·Direct versus indirect strategy use | 第54-57页 |
| ·Indirect strategy use between males and females | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| ·Major findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations | 第61页 |
| ·Recommendation for future research | 第61-62页 |
| References | 第62-66页 |
| Articles Published | 第66-68页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第68页 |
