| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Objectives of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第16-34页 |
| ·Interlanguage Pragmatics | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Definition of Interlanguage | 第16-17页 |
| ·Interlanguage Pragmatics | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Definition of Pragmatic Failure | 第18-19页 |
| ·Speech Acts | 第19-23页 |
| ·Austin's Contributions to Speech Act Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Searle's Development on Indirect Speech Act Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Speech Acts and Politeness | 第22-23页 |
| ·Krashen's Input Hypothesis | 第23-24页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Face-saving Theory | 第24-26页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第26-28页 |
| ·Gu's Model of Chinese Politeness | 第28-29页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Refusal | 第29-34页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach | 第30页 |
| ·Sociolinguistic Approach | 第30-31页 |
| ·Second Language Acquisition Approach | 第31-32页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies | 第32-34页 |
| 3 Methodology | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Theoretical Framework and Research Purposes | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research Design | 第35-36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第35-36页 |
| ·Instrument | 第36页 |
| ·Data Collection and Process | 第36-37页 |
| 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第37-67页 |
| ·Classification of Refusal Strategies | 第37-38页 |
| ·Culture and Acceptance and Refusal Strategies | 第38-43页 |
| ·Preference of Acceptance and Refusal Strategies among Three Groups | 第39-40页 |
| ·Direct Refusal Strategies | 第40-41页 |
| ·Indirect Refusal Strategies | 第41-43页 |
| ·Acceptance and Refusal with Different Social Identities | 第43-47页 |
| ·Acceptance and Refusal Strategies in the Lower Identity Situations | 第44-45页 |
| ·Acceptance and Refusal Strategies in the Higher Identity Situations | 第45-47页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer in Acceptance and Refusal Strategies | 第47-53页 |
| ·Issue of Pragmatic Transfer | 第47-48页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer in the Frequency of Semantic Formulae | 第48-53页 |
| ·Comparative Study and Discussion on the Input Hypothesis | 第53-67页 |
| ·Linguistic Proficiency and Intra-group Comparison | 第54-58页 |
| ·Learning Time and Inter-group Comparison | 第58-61页 |
| ·Tentative Modification of the Input Hypothesis | 第61-67页 |
| 5 Pedagogical Implications of the Present Study for English Instruction | 第67-75页 |
| ·Integrating with Pragmatic Knowledge of the Target Language in English Instruction | 第67-69页 |
| ·Intensifying Exposure to the Target Culture | 第69-70页 |
| ·Reinforcing Learners'Awareness of Intercultural Differences | 第70-72页 |
| ·Cultivating Pragmatic Competence and Communicative Competence | 第72-75页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第75-79页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitation of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix A The Questionnaire | 第83-87页 |
| Appendix B The Frequencies of Pragmatic Failure in the Speech Act of Acceptance and Refusal | 第87-90页 |
| Publications during MA Study | 第90-91页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第91-92页 |
