| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Previous Study at Home and Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| ·Previous Study Abroad | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous Study at Home | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Structures of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-31页 |
| ·Compliment | 第18-25页 |
| ·The Definition of Compliment | 第18-19页 |
| ·Compliment Formulas | 第19页 |
| ·Compliment Topics | 第19-20页 |
| ·Compliment Functions | 第20-21页 |
| ·Compliment Responses | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Influencing Factors of Compliment | 第23-25页 |
| ·Cross Cultural Communication | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Definition of Culture | 第25页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第25-26页 |
| ·Communication and Culture | 第26-27页 |
| ·Cross Culture Communication and Compliments | 第27页 |
| ·Pragmatic Vagueness | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Definition of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第27-28页 |
| ·Features of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第28-29页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Causes of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Frameworks | 第31-36页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Austin's Model of Speech Act | 第31-32页 |
| ·Searle's Classification of Speech Acts | 第32页 |
| ·The Politeness Principle | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Content of Politeness Principle | 第32-34页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and Compliment | 第34页 |
| ·Face-Saving Theory | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Content of Facc-Saving Theory | 第34-35页 |
| ·Face Work Strategies | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Differences of Compliments in English and Chinese | 第36-45页 |
| ·The Compliment Semantic Formulas in English and Chinese | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Semantic Formulas of English Compliments | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Semantic Formulas of Chinese Compliments | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Compliment Syntactic Formulas in English and Chinese | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Syntactic Formulas of English Compliments | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Syntactic Formulas of Chinese CompIiments | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Compliment Topics in English and Chinese | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Topics of English Compliments | 第40-41页 |
| ·The topics of Chinese compliments | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Compliment Responses in English and Chinese | 第42-45页 |
| ·The Responses of English Compliments | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Responses of Chinese Compliments | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Five The Cross Cultural and Pragmatic Vagueness Comparison of English and Chinese Compliments | 第45-59页 |
| ·The Comparison between English and Chinese Compliments | 第45-51页 |
| ·The Comparison of Semantic Formulas between English and Chinese Compliments | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Comparison of Syntactic Formulas betWeen English and Chinese Compliments | 第47-48页 |
| ·The CompariSon of Topics between English and Chinese Compliments | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Comparison of Responses between English and Chinese Compliments | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pragmatic Vagueness Comparison in English and Chinese Compliments | 第51-59页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Vagueness of Compliments | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Types of Pragmatic Vagueness in English and Chinese Compliments | 第52-55页 |
| ·Language Vagueness jn Formation and Function of Compliments | 第55-59页 |
| Chapter Six The Application of Comparison between English and Chinese Compliments | 第59-64页 |
| ·The Application to Cultural Exchanges | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Application to English Teaching | 第60-64页 |
| ·The Application to English Teaching from Cross Cultural Perspective | 第60-61页 |
| ·The Application to English Teaching from Pragmatic Vagueness Perspeccive | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations | 第65页 |
| ·Speculations of Further Study | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71页 |
