| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions and Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 The Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第14-26页 |
| 2.1 Politeness of Request Speech Acts | 第14-22页 |
| 2.1.1 An Introduction to the Politeness of Request Speech Acts | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Medium for Studying the Politeness of Request Speech Acts | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Classifications of Request Speech Acts | 第17-22页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Politeness of Request Speech Acts | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Pragmatic Studies on the Politeness of Request Speech Acts | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Cognitive Studies on the Politeness of Request Speech Acts | 第25-26页 |
| 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第26-36页 |
| 3.1 The Development of Force Schema Theory | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2 Main Categories of Force Schema | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3 Four Pairs of Conceptual Primitives of Force Schema | 第30-33页 |
| 3.4 Relationship between Request Speech Acts and Force Schema | 第33-36页 |
| 4 Results and Discussion | 第36-58页 |
| 4.1 The Politeness of Direct Request Speech Acts and Compulsion Force Schema | 第36-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Mood-derivable | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Performative | 第39-41页 |
| 4.1.3 Hedged Performative | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.4 Obligation Statement | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.5 Want Statement | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2 The Politeness of Conventionally Indirect Request Speech Acts and Enablement ForceSchema | 第46-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Suggestory Formula | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Query Preparatory | 第49-52页 |
| 4.3 The Politeness of Non-conventionally Indirect Request Speech Acts and Removal ofRestraint Force Schema | 第52-58页 |
| 4.3.1 Strong Hint | 第52-55页 |
| 4.3.2 Mild Hint | 第55-58页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第58-59页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
