| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Layout of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第11-24页 |
| ·Overview of Speech Act theories | 第11-13页 |
| ·Austin's Speech Act theory | 第11-12页 |
| ·Searle's Speech Act Theory | 第12-13页 |
| ·Face and Politeness Theories | 第13-17页 |
| ·Brown and Levison's Politeness Theory | 第13-15页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle and Leech's Politeness Principle | 第15-16页 |
| ·Chinese Politeness and Gu's Politeness Principle | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies on Gender Difference | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Linguistic Difference Between Male and Female | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies on Compliments and Compliments Response | 第19-22页 |
| ·Compliment | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Function of Compliment | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Forms of Compliment | 第21页 |
| ·Compliment Response | 第21-22页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Study | 第22-24页 |
| 3 The Study | 第24-30页 |
| ·The Research Questions | 第24页 |
| ·The Subject | 第24页 |
| ·Approach | 第24-25页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Result | 第25-30页 |
| ·Compliment | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Forms of Compliment | 第26页 |
| ·The Topic of Compliment | 第26-28页 |
| ·Compliment Response | 第28-30页 |
| 4 Interpretation and Discussion | 第30-42页 |
| ·Interpretation the Findings of Compliment | 第30-34页 |
| ·Interpretation on the Frequency of Compliment | 第30页 |
| ·Interpretation on Different Compliment Formulas | 第30-31页 |
| ·Interpretation on Diffetent Topics | 第31-34页 |
| ·Compliment Response | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Discussion | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Influence of Social Role in the Compliment Difference | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Influence of Psychological Factors to the Compliment | 第38-39页 |
| ·Applications of the Study | 第39-42页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第42页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第42-44页 |
| References | 第44-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46页 |
