| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Need for the Study | 第9页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第9-10页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第10-12页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| ·Notions of Politeness | 第12-14页 |
| ·Introduction to Cultural Linguistics | 第14-15页 |
| ·Studies on Politeness from the Perspective of Cultural Linguistics | 第15-18页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第18-22页 |
| ·Gazdar’s Implicature Cancellation Procedure | 第18-19页 |
| ·Politeness Theories | 第19-22页 |
| 3 Research Methodology | 第22-28页 |
| ·Procedures for Polite Discourse Analysis | 第22-25页 |
| ·Collection of Data | 第25页 |
| ·Reasons for the Choice of Data | 第25-26页 |
| ·Data Processing | 第26-28页 |
| 4 Analysis and Discussions | 第28-52页 |
| ·Analysis of the Typical ‘Impolite’ and Neutral Expressions | 第28-46页 |
| ·“Piglet”—The Culture of Media and Politics/Religion | 第28-31页 |
| ·“Silly Girl” (傻丫头)—The Culture of China and America | 第31-34页 |
| ·“Miss”—The Culture of America and China | 第34-36页 |
| ·Expressing Consideration in Chinese and American Culture | 第36-39页 |
| ·Expressing Hospitality in Chinese and American Culture | 第39-43页 |
| ·Expressing Friendliness in Chinese and American Culture | 第43-46页 |
| ·Discussions | 第46-52页 |
| ·Features of Context | 第46-48页 |
| ·Elements of Culture | 第48页 |
| ·Reasons for the Choice of Such ‘Impolite’ and Neutral Expressions | 第48-52页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| ·General Findings | 第52页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第52-54页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第54-55页 |
| References | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix Excerpts | 第58-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
