| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| ·Background and Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Method | 第10-11页 |
| ·Data Sources——New Age of Marriage and Freedom | 第11-14页 |
| ·New Age of Marriage | 第11-12页 |
| ·Freedom | 第12-14页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| ·Related Concepts of Conflict Talk | 第16-17页 |
| ·Definition of Conflict Talk | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classification of Conflict Talk | 第18-19页 |
| ·Formats of Conflict Talk | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Conflict Talk at Home and Abroad | 第20-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Conflict Talk Abroad | 第20-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Conflict Talk at Home | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第24-29页 |
| ·Conversation Analysis | 第24-26页 |
| ·Turn and Turn-taking | 第24-25页 |
| ·Adjacency Pairs | 第25页 |
| ·Preference | 第25-26页 |
| ·Related Theories of Intercultural Communication | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Formats of Conflict Talk | 第29-55页 |
| ·Formats of Conflict Talk in the Initiating Stage | 第29-37页 |
| ·Statement and Counterstatement | 第30-33页 |
| ·Directive and Refusal | 第33-35页 |
| ·Provoking Question and Confrontational Reply | 第35-37页 |
| ·Formats of Conflict Talk in the Maintaining Stage | 第37-46页 |
| ·Argumentation | 第38-40页 |
| ·Disobedience | 第40-42页 |
| ·Reiteration | 第42-44页 |
| ·Rhetorical Question | 第44-46页 |
| ·Formats of Conflict Talk in the Terminating Stage | 第46-55页 |
| ·Concession | 第46-48页 |
| ·Compromise | 第48-50页 |
| ·Withdrawal | 第50-51页 |
| ·Stand-off | 第51-53页 |
| ·The Third Party Intervention | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five A Contrastive Analysis of Formats of Conflict Talk in Chinese andAmerican Families | 第55-60页 |
| ·Differences of Formats of Conflict Talk in Chinese and American Families | 第55-58页 |
| ·Differences of Formats in the Initiating Stage of Conflict Talk | 第55-56页 |
| ·Differences of Formats in the Maintaining Stage of Conflict Talk | 第56-57页 |
| ·Differences of Formats in the Terminating Stage of Conflict Talk | 第57-58页 |
| ·Similarities of Formats of Conflict Talk in Chinese and American Families | 第58-60页 |
| ·Similarities of Formats in the Initiating Stage of Conflict Talk | 第58页 |
| ·Similarities of Formats in the Maintaining Stage of Conflict Talk | 第58页 |
| ·Similarities of Formats in the Terminating Stage of Conflict Talk | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Six A Contrastive Analysis of Cultural Differences of Conflict Talk | 第60-65页 |
| ·Cultural Differences of Conflict Talk between Couples | 第60-62页 |
| ·Cultural Differences of Conflict Talk between Parents and Children | 第62-63页 |
| ·Cultural Differences of Conflict Talk among Siblings | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第66页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Further Studies | 第66-67页 |
| Eeferences | 第67-71页 |
