| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| 1 A General View of This Research | 第10-13页 |
| ·Objective and Significance of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Framework and Research Methodology of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-25页 |
| ·Erving Goffman's Face Concept | 第13页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Positive and Negative Face | 第13-14页 |
| ·Scollon,R and S.W.Scollon's Development on Face | 第14-15页 |
| ·A Debate on Universality versus Culture-specificity of Face | 第15页 |
| ·Ting-Toomey's Face Negotiation Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·A Comparison of American and Chinese Culture and People's Value System | 第16-25页 |
| ·Influence of Historical Background on Culture and People's Value System | 第16-19页 |
| ·Influence of Taoism and Buddhism on Culture and People's Value System | 第19-20页 |
| ·Influence of Confucianism on Culture and People's Value System | 第20-22页 |
| ·Influence of Christianity on People's Value System | 第22-23页 |
| ·Different "Face" meaning in Chinese Culture | 第23-25页 |
| 3 Research Design | 第25-46页 |
| ·Three Hypothesis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Samples | 第26-29页 |
| ·Strategies Coding | 第29-31页 |
| ·Categorization and Analysis | 第31-46页 |
| 4 Data Calculation and Comparison | 第46-56页 |
| ·Frequency Descriptions in Tables | 第46-51页 |
| ·Findings | 第51-56页 |
| ·Results of the Three Hypotheses | 第51-54页 |
| ·Results of the Eight Sub-features | 第54-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| 参考文献 | 第59-61页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表学术论文情况 | 第61-62页 |
| 致谢 | 第62-63页 |
