| Introduction | 第1-15页 |
| Chapter One Definitions of Related Concepts | 第15-21页 |
| ·Cultural Values | 第15-17页 |
| ·Conversational Style | 第17-19页 |
| ·Framework of the Study | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-49页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of the Study | 第21-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies and Theories on Conversational Style | 第23-27页 |
| ·Deborah Tannen’s Study on Conversational Style | 第23-24页 |
| ·George Yule’s Theory on Dividing Conversational Style | 第24-27页 |
| ·A General View of Conversational Style and Cultural values | 第27-29页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Cultural Values | 第29-36页 |
| ·Hofstede’s Value Dimensions Theory | 第30-35页 |
| ·Hu Wenzhong’s Study on Cultural Values | 第35-36页 |
| ·Major Cultural Values Differences in China and the United States | 第36-47页 |
| ·Individualism vs. Collectivism | 第36-39页 |
| ·Power Distance in China and the United States | 第39-40页 |
| ·Privacy Toleration in China and the United States | 第40-42页 |
| ·Competition vs. Cooperation | 第42-45页 |
| ·Time Orientation in China and the United States | 第45-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第49-60页 |
| ·Hypotheses Statement | 第49-50页 |
| ·Methodology | 第50-51页 |
| ·Participants | 第50页 |
| ·Materials | 第50-51页 |
| ·Questionnaire Design | 第51-54页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis | 第51-52页 |
| ·Research Goals | 第52-54页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第54页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis | 第54-59页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis on part I | 第55-56页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis on part II | 第56-58页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis on part III | 第58-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第60-83页 |
| ·Topic Differences between Chinese and Americans | 第60-65页 |
| ·Differences on Talking about Age | 第61-62页 |
| ·Differences on Talking about Income | 第62页 |
| ·Differences on Talking about Weather | 第62-64页 |
| ·Differences on Talking about Politics | 第64页 |
| ·Differences on Talking about Health | 第64-65页 |
| ·Cultural Value Differences in Conversational Style | 第65-77页 |
| ·Individualism and Collectivism in Conversational Style | 第65-67页 |
| ·Power Distance in Conversational Style | 第67-70页 |
| ·Privacy Toleration in Conversational Style | 第70-71页 |
| ·Competition and Cooperation in Conversational Style | 第71-75页 |
| ·Time Orientation in Conversational Style | 第75-77页 |
| ·Differences on Conversational Style | 第77-82页 |
| ·Direct Conversational Style vs. Indirect Conversational Style | 第77-80页 |
| ·Precise Conversational Style vs. Ambiguous Conversational Style | 第80页 |
| ·The General Differences Between Chinese and Americans on Conversational Style | 第80-82页 |
| ·Summary | 第82-83页 |
| Chapter Five Implications and Recommendations of the Study | 第83-88页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第83-85页 |
| ·Recommendations of the Study | 第85-88页 |
| References | 第88-92页 |
| Appendix I Questionnaire | 第92-99页 |
| Appendix II 调查问卷 | 第99-105页 |
| Abstract | 第105-108页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第108-111页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第111-112页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第112页 |
