| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-10页 |
| 1． Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 2． Theories Related to Greetings in English Culture and Chinese Culture | 第13-19页 |
| 2．1 Politeness Theories in English Culture | 第14-17页 |
| 2．1．1 Leech's Politeness Principle | 第14-15页 |
| 2．1．2 Brown and Levinson's Face Theory | 第15-17页 |
| 2．2 Gu's Theory in Chinese Culture | 第17-19页 |
| 3． The Functions and Use of Greetings | 第19-30页 |
| 3．1 The Functions of Greetings | 第19-22页 |
| 3．1．1 Greetings as Illocutionary Acts | 第19-21页 |
| 3．1．2 Greetings as Linguistic Routines of Politeness | 第21-22页 |
| 3．2 The Use of Greetings | 第22-30页 |
| 3．2．1 Greeting Strategies: Brown and Levinson's model | 第22-25页 |
| 3．2．2 Social Factors Constraining the Use of Greetings | 第25-30页 |
| 4． Greetings in English and Chinese: A Contrastive Study of Their Repertoire | 第30-41页 |
| 4．1 Data Collection Sources | 第30-31页 |
| 4．2 Varieties of English and Chinese Greetings | 第31-34页 |
| 4．2．1 Greetings Classified According to Time | 第31-33页 |
| 4．2．2 Greetings Classified According to Formality | 第33-34页 |
| 4．2．3 Greetings Classified According to Social Settings | 第34页 |
| 4．3 Differences in English and Chinese Greetings | 第34-41页 |
| 4．3．1 Difference in Content | 第35页 |
| 4．3．2 Difference in Semantics | 第35-36页 |
| 4．3．3 Difference in Syntax | 第36页 |
| 4．3．4 Difference in Lexis | 第36-41页 |
| 4．3．4．1 Difference in the Use of Personal Pronouns | 第36-37页 |
| 4．3．4．2 Difference in English and Chinese Terms of Address | 第37-41页 |
| 5． Cultural Differences in Greetings in English Culture and Chinese Culture | 第41-49页 |
| 5．1 Philosophical Sources of Different Cultures | 第41-45页 |
| 5．1．1 Equality and Human Rights | 第41-43页 |
| 5．1．2 The Key Concepts of Confucianism | 第43-45页 |
| 5．2 Differences in Interpersonal Relationships | 第45-49页 |
| 5．2．1 Individualism vs． Harmonious Relationship | 第45-47页 |
| 5．2．2 Solidarity vs． Power | 第47-49页 |
| 6． Greetings in Intercultural Communication | 第49-53页 |
| 6．1 Implication of Greetings in Intercultural Communication | 第49-51页 |
| 6．2 Importance of Developing Intercultural Awareness in Learning EFL | 第51-53页 |
| 7． Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-56页 |
