| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Review of the Previous Research on Gender and Language | 第8-9页 |
| ·Necessities of Studying Gender Difference in Daily Communication | 第9-10页 |
| ·Framework of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ The Primary Gender Difference in Daily Communication | 第12-36页 |
| ·Speech Style | 第12-26页 |
| ·Pronunciation and Intonation | 第13-14页 |
| ·Vocabulary | 第14-19页 |
| ·Sentence Pattern | 第19-26页 |
| ·Gender Difference in Conversation | 第26-34页 |
| ·Topic and Amount of Talk | 第26-28页 |
| ·Purpose of Conversation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Speaking Strategy and Conversational Dominance | 第29-32页 |
| ·Listening Strategy and Conversational Maintenance | 第32-34页 |
| ·Review | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ How Gender Difference Comes Into Being | 第36-56页 |
| ·The Dominance Approach | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Difference Approach | 第37-39页 |
| ·An Introduction to the Different Approach | 第37-39页 |
| ·Comments on Two Approaches | 第39页 |
| ·History Factors | 第39-42页 |
| ·Social Status in History | 第40-42页 |
| ·History Inheritable | 第42页 |
| ·Sub-Cultural Factors | 第42-55页 |
| ·Language,Culture and Subculture | 第43-45页 |
| ·Family | 第45-52页 |
| ·Education | 第52-54页 |
| ·Mass Media | 第54页 |
| ·Social Expectation | 第54-55页 |
| ·Review | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ How to Achieve Effective Cross-Gender Communication | 第56-66页 |
| ·Understanding Cross-Gender Miscommunication | 第56-63页 |
| ·Possible Misunderstandings | 第56-62页 |
| ·Rabin Lacoff's Suggestion | 第62-63页 |
| ·Tips on Achieving Effective Cross-Gender Communication | 第63-65页 |
| ·Review | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第66-67页 |
| REFERENCES | 第67-73页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第73-74页 |
