| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Clearing the Ground for the Present Study and a Review of Previous Research | 第12-16页 |
| ·Clarifying the Concepts of stereotype in International communication | 第12-13页 |
| ·Communication and Culture | 第12-13页 |
| ·What is Communication? | 第12页 |
| ·What is Culture? | 第12-13页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication | 第13页 |
| ·Stereotype and Intercultural Communication:A Survey of Previous Research | 第13-15页 |
| ·Comments on Previous Studies | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 3 The Concept of Stereotype | 第16-25页 |
| ·Definitions of stereotype in dictionaries | 第16页 |
| ·Definitions of Stereotype Given by Scholars | 第16-17页 |
| ·Definition of Stereotype in the Present Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| ·Stereotype Formation:A Social Psychological Perspective | 第18-25页 |
| ·The Formation of Stereotype | 第18-20页 |
| ·How Stereotypes Form | 第18-20页 |
| ·Social Categorization | 第19页 |
| ·Ingroups Versus Outgroups | 第19页 |
| ·Sociocultural and Motivational Factors | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Inevitability of Stereotyping:A Further Look on Paradox of Perception | 第20-21页 |
| ·From Theory to Practice:Functions and Dysfunctions of Stereotypes | 第21-25页 |
| ·Stereotypic Analysis in Intercultural Studies | 第21-22页 |
| ·Stereotype as a Perception Strategy in Daily Lives | 第21-22页 |
| ·Stereotype as a Way of Learning Culture | 第22页 |
| ·Positive Stereotypes versus Negative Ones:Stereotypes in Practice | 第22-23页 |
| ·The construction and deconstruction of stereotype | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 4 English and Chinese taboos and euphemisms under the stereotype | 第25-58页 |
| ·Taboos,Euphemisms and Culture | 第25-28页 |
| ·Taboo | 第25-28页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第28页 |
| ·The relationship of taboo,euphemism and culture | 第28页 |
| ·Taboo,Euphemism and Intercultural Communication | 第28-29页 |
| ·An Investigation of Both Chinese and English Taboos and Euphemisms | 第29-43页 |
| ·Chinese Taboos and Euphemisms | 第30-36页 |
| ·English Taboos and Euphemisms | 第36-43页 |
| ·stereotypes influencing Chinese taboos and euphemisms | 第43-49页 |
| ·Stereotypes influencing Chinese taboos and euphemisms on names of spirits | 第44-45页 |
| ·The stereotype influencing Chinese taboos and euphemisms of death and illness | 第45-46页 |
| ·The stereotype influencing Chinese taboos and euphemisms on vulgarities | 第46-47页 |
| ·The stereotype influencing Chinese taboos and euphemisms of ominous matter and deficiencies | 第47-49页 |
| ·stereotypes influencing English taboos and euphemisms | 第49-53页 |
| ·Stereotypes influencing Chinese taboos and euphemisms on names of spirits | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Stereotypes influencing English taboos and euphemisms on death and illness | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Stereotypes influencing English taboos and euphemisms on vulgarities | 第51-52页 |
| ·The factors influencing English taboos connected with discrimination | 第52-53页 |
| ·The convergence of the taboos and euphemisms under stereotype | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
