| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第18-27页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Literature Review | 第19-23页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies of FTAs Under Face-saving Theory | 第19-21页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies of Persuasion | 第21-23页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第23页 |
| 1.4 Research Significance | 第23-25页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Present Study | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 2 Methodology | 第27-53页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Speech Act of Persuasion | 第27-31页 |
| 2.2 Analytical Framework | 第31-44页 |
| 2.2.1 Redressive Strategies | 第31-42页 |
| 2.2.2 SA Sequence in Persuasion | 第42-44页 |
| 2.3 Establishment of an English-Chinese Comparable Database | 第44-53页 |
| Chapter 3 Types of Redressive Strategies in Persuasion | 第53-78页 |
| 3.1 Types of Redressive Strategies in Persuasion in English | 第53-62页 |
| 3.2 Types of Redressive Strategies in Persuasion in Chinese | 第62-72页 |
| 3.3 A Contrastive Analysis of Types of Redressive Strategies in PersuasionBetween English and Chinese | 第72-78页 |
| Chapter 4 Distributions of Redressive Strategies in Persuasion | 第78-116页 |
| 4.1 Distributions of Redressive Strategies in Persuasion in English | 第78-94页 |
| 4.2 Distributions of Redressive Strategies in Persuasion in Chinese | 第94-109页 |
| 4.3 A Contrastive Analysis of Distributions of Redressive Strategies in PersuasionBetween English and Chinese | 第109-116页 |
| Chapter 5 Types of SA Sequence in Persuasion | 第116-138页 |
| 5.1 Types of SA Sequence in Persuasion in English | 第116-121页 |
| 5.2 Types of SA Sequence in Persuasion in Chinese | 第121-128页 |
| 5.3 A Contrastive Analysis of Types of SA Sequence in Persuasion BetweenEnglish and Chinese | 第128-138页 |
| Chapter 6 Distributions of SA Sequence Types in Persuasion | 第138-166页 |
| 6.1 Distributions of SA Sequence Types in Persuasion in English | 第138-151页 |
| 6.2 Distributions of SA Sequence Types in Persuasion in Chinese | 第151-163页 |
| 6.3 A Contrastive Analysis of Distributions of SA Sequence Types in PersuasionBetween English and Chinese | 第163-166页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第166-174页 |
| 7.1 Summary of Major Findings | 第166-172页 |
| 7.2 Theoretical Implications | 第172页 |
| 7.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第172-174页 |
| Bibliography | 第174-188页 |
