| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Objectives of this thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ·Methodology | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of this thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第13-27页 |
| ·Politeness, Discourse Analysis and Related Definitions | 第13-16页 |
| ·Politeness | 第13-14页 |
| ·Discourse Analysis | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Definition of Politeness Discourse in This Thesis | 第16页 |
| ·Researches on Politeness Discourses Abroad and at Home | 第16-26页 |
| ·Research on Politeness Discourses Abroad | 第16-24页 |
| ·Domestic Research on Politeness Discourses | 第24-26页 |
| ·Theoretical framework and related theories | 第26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Comparison and Contrast of the politeness discourses | 第27-48页 |
| ·The Detailed Comparison and Contrast from Different Scenes | 第27-43页 |
| ·The Negotiation Scene | 第27-35页 |
| ·The Greeting and Introduction Scene | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Banquet Scene | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Farewell Scene | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Response of the Compliments | 第43-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Four Causes of the similarity and differences | 第48-55页 |
| ·Linguistic perspective | 第48页 |
| ·Social perspective | 第48-51页 |
| ·Cultural perspective | 第51-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| ·Summary of the Thesis | 第55-56页 |
| ·Measures in the business language learning and teaching | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations of this Thesis and Suggestions for Further Study | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
