| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·Studies of Appropriateness in Intercultural Communication in Western Countries | 第13-20页 |
| ·Chomsky’s distinction of linguistic competence and performance | 第14-15页 |
| ·Halliday’s functional view of language | 第15-18页 |
| ·Hymes’s redefinition of linguistic competence and performance | 第18-20页 |
| ·Researches on Appropriateness in Intercultural Communication in China | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Three Appropriateness and Intercultural Communication: Definition and Characterization | 第24-33页 |
| ·Definition of Appropriateness | 第24-29页 |
| ·Definition of appropriateness | 第24-25页 |
| ·Appropriateness and correctness | 第25-28页 |
| ·Norms of appropriateness | 第28-29页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication | 第29-33页 |
| ·Definition of intercultural communication | 第29-31页 |
| ·Appropriateness and intercultural communication | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Rationale | 第33-42页 |
| ·Communicative Competence | 第33-37页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle | 第37-42页 |
| Chapter Five Appropriateness in Intercultural Communication: an Empirical Analysis | 第42-61页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第42-51页 |
| ·Appropriateness and timing | 第43-47页 |
| ·Appropriateness and choosing topic | 第47-49页 |
| ·Appropriateness and manner | 第49-51页 |
| ·Appropriateness in Intercultural Communication: Analysis Findings | 第51-53页 |
| ·Factors Affecting Appropri ateness in Intercultural Communication | 第53-61页 |
| ·Culture differences | 第54-57页 |
| ·Difference in communicative competence | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter Six Approriate Strategies in Intercultural Communication | 第61-71页 |
| ·Enhancing the Awareness of Culture Differences | 第61-64页 |
| ·Developing Communication Competence | 第64-67页 |
| ·Reconsidering the Acquisition of Communicative Competence as a Teaching Goal | 第67-71页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| References | 第74-79页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第79-83页 |
| Abstract | 第83-89页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第89-90页 |
