| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 The Sociolinguistic Approach to Politeness | 第11-13页 |
| 1.1.1 Politeness as deference | 第11-12页 |
| 1.1.2 Politeness as etiquette | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 The Pragmatic Research on Politeness | 第13-20页 |
| 1.2.1 Lakoff's politeness rules | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2.2 Leech's politeness principles | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2.3 Gu's five politeness maxims | 第17-18页 |
| 1.2.4 Gu's notions of politeness in Chinese | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Face Theory: The Theoretical Basis of the Thesis | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 The Concept of Face | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Goffman's definition of face | 第20页 |
| 2.1.2 Brown and Levinson's definition of face | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Face Threatening Acts | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3 Face and Face Threatening Acts in Book Reviews | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4 Politeness Strategies | 第23-31页 |
| 2.4.1 Bald on record: Doing the FTA without redressive action | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4.2 Positive politeness: Doing the FTA with positive redress | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4.3 Negative politeness: Doing the FTA with negative redress | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4.4 Off record: Doing the FTA off record | 第29-31页 |
| 2.5 Previous Studies on Face Theory | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Politeness Strategies in Chinese and English Book Reviews: A Qualitative Study | 第32-50页 |
| 3.1 The Objective of the Research | 第32页 |
| 3.2 Method of the Research | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Methods for collecting the data | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Methods for collecting politeness strategies in the data | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Interpretation of the Research | 第34-50页 |
| 3.3.1 Politeness strategies for saving the Author's face | 第35-44页 |
| 3.3.1.1 Positive politeness strategies | 第35-40页 |
| 3.3.1.2 Negative politeness strategies | 第40-44页 |
| 3.3.2 Politeness strategies for saving the Reader's face | 第44-48页 |
| 3.3.2.1 Positive politeness strategies | 第44-46页 |
| 3.3.2.2 Negative politeness strategies | 第46-48页 |
| 3.3.3 Politeness strategies for saving both the Author's and the Reader's face | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Contrastive Study on Politeness Strategies in Chinese and English Book Reviews: A Quantitative Study | 第50-59页 |
| 4.1 Method of the Research | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2 Contrast in Politeness Strategies for Saving the Author's Face between Chinese and English Book Reviews | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Statistics on positive politeness strategies | 第51-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Statistics on negative politeness strategies | 第53-55页 |
| 4.3 Contrast in Politeness Strategies for Saving the Reader's Face between Chinese and English Book Reviews | 第55-57页 |
| 4.3.1 Statistics on positive politeness strategies | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3.2 Statistics on negative politeness strategies | 第56-57页 |
| 4.4 Result of the Research | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Factors Influencing the Use of Politeness Strategies in Chinese and English Book Reviews: A Cross-Cultural Analysis | 第59-69页 |
| 5.1 Method of the Research | 第59页 |
| 5.2 Factors Influencing the Contrast in the Use of Politeness Strategies between Chinese and English Book Reviews | 第59-69页 |
| 5.2.1 Different concepts of face in Chinese and English cultures | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2.2 Different politeness principles | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2.3 Different degrees in context dependency | 第61-63页 |
| 5.2.4 Different cultural values | 第63-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第74-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第77-81页 |
| 北京语言大学研究生学位论文 独创性声明 | 第81页 |
| 北京语言大学 学位论文版权使用授权书 | 第81页 |
