| Abstract in English | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-9页 |
| Ⅰ． Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Ⅱ． Gender differences in observing or flouting Cooperative Principle | 第12-20页 |
| 2．1 Cooperative Principle | 第12-13页 |
| 2．2 Differences in observing or flouting quantity maxims | 第13-18页 |
| 2．3 Differences in observing or flouting the maxim of relevance | 第18-20页 |
| Ⅲ． Gender differences in observing or flouting Politeness Principle | 第20-35页 |
| 3．1 Politeness Principle | 第20-22页 |
| 3．2 Differences in observing or flouting tact maxim and generosity maxim | 第22-27页 |
| 3．2．1 Tag questions | 第22-24页 |
| 3．2．2 Address | 第24-27页 |
| 3．3 Differences in observing approbation maxim | 第27-29页 |
| 3．4 Differences in observing agreement maxim | 第29-32页 |
| 3．5 Differences in observing sympathy maxim | 第32-35页 |
| Ⅳ． Different face strategies | 第35-40页 |
| 4．1 The concept of face | 第35-36页 |
| 4．2 Different face strategies | 第36-37页 |
| 4．3 Male and female's different face strategies in conversation | 第37-40页 |
| Ⅴ． Other aspects of gender differences | 第40-47页 |
| 5．1 Topics | 第40页 |
| 5．2 Differences in Turn-taking | 第40-47页 |
| 5．2．1 The concept of turn-taking | 第40-41页 |
| 5．2．2 Interruption | 第41-43页 |
| 5．2．3 Silence | 第43-44页 |
| 5．2．4 Questions and statements | 第44-47页 |
| Ⅵ． Causes and results of gender differences in conversation | 第47-57页 |
| 6．1 Causes of gender differences | 第47-50页 |
| 6．2 Results of gender differences | 第50-54页 |
| 6．2．1 Women in disadvantageous positions in work | 第50-52页 |
| 6．2．2 Miscommunication | 第52-54页 |
| 6．3 Suggestions | 第54-57页 |
| Ⅶ． Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
