| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 RESEARCH BACKGROUND | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESENT STUDY | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 GENERAL CONTENT OF THE THESIS | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-30页 |
| 2.1 GENERAL RESEARCH DOMAIN | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 GENDER RESEARCH THEORIES IN WESTERN COUNTRIES | 第18-23页 |
| 2.3 GENDER LANGUAGE STUDIES IN CHINA | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4 RELATED CONCEPTS IN THE STUDY | 第25-30页 |
| 2.4.1 Business English in Present Study | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4.2 Speech Act Theory in Present Study | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4.3 Politeness Theory in Present Study | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4.4 Related Gender Research on General English Writing | 第29-30页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ RESEARCH METHOD | 第30-35页 |
| 3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN | 第30-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Purpose of the Research | 第30-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Subjects in the Research | 第31-32页 |
| 3.1.3 Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 INSTRUMENTS | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.1 AntConc3.2.0 | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2 SPSS 12.0 | 第34页 |
| 3.3 ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK | 第34页 |
| 3.4 SUMMARY | 第34-35页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION | 第35-66页 |
| 4.1 GENDER DIFFERENCES ON LEXICAL LEVEL | 第36-41页 |
| 4.1.1 Gender Differences in Adverbial Emphatic Marker | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Adjective Variety Differences between Genders | 第38-41页 |
| 4.2 GENDER DIFFERENCES ON SYNTACTIC LEVEL | 第41-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Tag Questions | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.2 Imperative Sentence Structure | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.3 Self-assessment Complex Structure | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3 GENDER DIFFERENCES ON SPEECH ACT LEVEL | 第46-60页 |
| 4.3.1 Manifestations of Gender Differences in Positive Information Conveying | 第46-51页 |
| 4.3.2 Manifestations of Gender Differences in Negative Information Conveying | 第51-56页 |
| 4.3.3 Manifestations of Gender Differences in Persuasive Information Conveying | 第56-60页 |
| 4.4 UNDERLYING CAUSES OF GENDER DIFFERENCES | 第60-63页 |
| 4.4.1 Social Factors’Influence on Gender Language | 第60-61页 |
| 4.4.2 The Influence of Conventional Attitude toward Gender Language | 第61-62页 |
| 4.4.3 The Mental Influence on Gender Language | 第62页 |
| 4.4.4 The Influence of Language Environment on Gender Language | 第62-63页 |
| 4.5 NEGATIVE INFLUENCE OF GENDER DIFFERENCES ON BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 第63-66页 |
| 4.5.1 Negative Influence of Gender Differences on Business Writing | 第63-64页 |
| 4.5.2 Negative Influence of Gender Differences on Business Conversation | 第64-66页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第66-73页 |
| 5.1 SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS | 第66-68页 |
| 5.2 IMPLICATIONS OF THE PRESENT STUDY | 第68-71页 |
| 5.2.1 Raise Gender Awareness of Business Learners | 第69-70页 |
| 5.2.2 Improve Teaching Strategy of Business English Teacher | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 LIMITATIONS AND FURTHER DIRECTIONS | 第71-73页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第73-76页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ ASSIGNMENTS | 第76-78页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ T-TEST RESULTS | 第78-79页 |
