| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第7页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第7-8页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第9-17页 |
| ·Defining face | 第9-12页 |
| ·Conceptualization based on western culture | 第9-10页 |
| ·Conceptualization based on Chinese culture | 第10-12页 |
| ·Studies on face-saving strategies | 第12-15页 |
| ·Studies on face-saving strategies abroad | 第12-14页 |
| ·Studies on face-saving strategies at home | 第14-15页 |
| ·Teenagers’ face want | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第17-20页 |
| ·Research questions | 第17页 |
| ·Research design | 第17-20页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research instrument | 第18-19页 |
| ·Data collection and description | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis | 第20-40页 |
| ·Verbal strategies Chinese teenagers use for face-saving | 第20-27页 |
| ·Face-saving strategies used by teenagers of different grades | 第27-32页 |
| ·Face-saving strategies used by teenagers of the same grade | 第27-29页 |
| ·Face-saving strategies used by teenagers of the two different grades | 第29-32页 |
| ·Face-saving strategies used by teenagers of different genders | 第32-37页 |
| ·Face-saving strategies used by teenagers and adults | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第40-48页 |
| ·Developmental features of teenagers’ application of face-saving strategies | 第40-42页 |
| ·Psychological explanation: teenagers’ self-consciousness | 第40-41页 |
| ·Linguistic explanation: pragmatic acquisition in the process of socialization | 第41-42页 |
| ·Gender difference in teenagers’ use of face-saving strategies | 第42-44页 |
| ·Differences of teenagers and adults’ use of face-saving strategies | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| ·Major findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations | 第49-50页 |
| References | 第50-53页 |
| Appendix | 第53-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
