| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第12页 |
| ·Research questions and significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| ·An overview of the study on gender in language use | 第15-20页 |
| ·The stages of the study | 第15-18页 |
| ·The issues of the study | 第18-20页 |
| ·The problems in the study | 第20页 |
| ·Gender differences in linguistic features | 第20-26页 |
| ·Gender differences in sounding | 第21-22页 |
| ·Gender differences in word | 第22-23页 |
| ·Gender differences in verbal style | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Gender differences in Verbal Style in Chinese Dating Show | 第26-36页 |
| ·The Chinese dating show | 第26-28页 |
| ·About dating show | 第26-27页 |
| ·The current state of the study on Chinese dating show | 第27-28页 |
| ·Gender differences in verbal style in Chinese dating show | 第28-32页 |
| ·Appropriateness of speech | 第28-30页 |
| ·Cooperation and negotiation in the conversation | 第30-31页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure in communication | 第31-32页 |
| ·Factors Causing gender differences in verbal style | 第32-36页 |
| ·Physiological factors | 第33-34页 |
| ·Psychological factors | 第34-35页 |
| ·Socio-cultural factors | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Gender Difference in Verbal Style in Chinese Dating Show | 第36-59页 |
| ·Methodology | 第36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第37-59页 |
| ·Appropriateness | 第37-46页 |
| ·Politeness | 第37-43页 |
| ·Humor | 第43-44页 |
| ·Restraint | 第44-46页 |
| ·Cooperation and negotiation | 第46-55页 |
| ·Turn-taking | 第46-54页 |
| ·Relevance of utterance | 第54-55页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure in communication | 第55-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第59-62页 |
| ·Major findings of this research | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Appendix 攻读学位期间发表的论文 | 第65-66页 |
