| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-15页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第15-18页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第18-23页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the research | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the research | 第20-21页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the research | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-30页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies on refusal strategies by foreign scholars | 第23-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Researches on refusal strategies in second and foreign languageacquisition | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Researches on refusal strategies in two different languages | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on refusal strategies by Chinese scholars | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Researches on refusal strategies in second language acquisition | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.2 The factors influencing refusal strategies | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Comments on the previous studies | 第28-30页 |
| CHAPTER III THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第30-37页 |
| 3.1 Brown and Levinson’s face theory | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Positive and negative face | 第31页 |
| 3.1.2 Face-threatening act | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Beebe’s classification of refusal strategies | 第32-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Direct refusal strategies | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Indirect refusal strategies | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2.3 Adjuncts to refusal strategies | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER IV METHODOLOGY | 第37-41页 |
| 4.1 Research questions | 第37页 |
| 4.2 Participants | 第37-38页 |
| 4.3 Research methods | 第38页 |
| 4.4 Instruments | 第38-40页 |
| 4.5 Data collection and analysis | 第40-41页 |
| CHAPTER V RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第41-64页 |
| 5.1 Frequency of refusal strategies used by the two groups | 第41-43页 |
| 5.2 Distribution of refusal strategies in response to the Initiating Act inPercentage | 第43-54页 |
| 5.2.1 Refusals of Invitation | 第43-46页 |
| 5.2.2 Refusals of requests | 第46-48页 |
| 5.2.3 Refusals of offers | 第48-51页 |
| 5.2.4 Refusals of suggestions | 第51-54页 |
| 5.3 The specific semantic formulas of refusal strategies among speakers of equaland unequal status | 第54-58页 |
| 5.3.1 The specific semantic formulas of refusal strategies among speakers ofequal status | 第54-57页 |
| 5.3.2 The specific semantic formulas of refusal strategies among speakers ofunequal status | 第57-58页 |
| 5.4 The reasons for the similarities and differences | 第58-64页 |
| 5.4.1 Collectivism & Individualism | 第59-60页 |
| 5.4.2 Power/authority & Solidarity/equality | 第60-61页 |
| 5.4.3 Individual characteristics | 第61-64页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第64-68页 |
| 6.1 Major findings of the research | 第64-65页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the research | 第65-66页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the research and suggestions for further research | 第66-68页 |
| REFERENCES | 第68-73页 |
| Appendix I Discourse Completion Test in English | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix II Discourse Completion Test in Chinese | 第77-81页 |
| Appendix III Distribution of Refusal Strategies in Situation 4, Situation 2, Situation 7, Situation 8 | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix IV The Specific Sem antic Formulas of Refusal Strategies in Situation 2, Situation 10, Situation 7 | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix V Classification of DCT Stimulus According to the Refuser’s Status | 第83页 |
