| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-27页 |
| ·Understanding of Communication | 第13-15页 |
| ·Defining communication | 第13-14页 |
| ·Defining context | 第14-15页 |
| ·The relationship between communication and context | 第15页 |
| ·Understanding of Intercultural Communication | 第15-18页 |
| ·The relationships between communication and culture | 第16页 |
| ·The importance of cultural context in intercultural communication | 第16-17页 |
| ·Verbal communication styles in intercultural communication | 第17-18页 |
| ·Previous Research on HC and LC Abroad | 第18-23页 |
| ·Previous Research on HC and LC in China | 第23-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three A Comparative Study of Verbal Communication Styles between Chinese HC and American LC Cultures | 第27-47页 |
| ·Verbal Communication Styles of Chinese HC versus American LC Cultures | 第27-42页 |
| ·Direct & explicit vs.indirect & implicit | 第28-34页 |
| ·Self-enhancement vs.self-effacement | 第34-38页 |
| ·Talk-oriented vs. silence-oriented | 第38-42页 |
| ·Miscommunication Cases in Sino-U.S. Intercultural Interactions | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter Four Root Causes for Communication Styles in Chinese HC and American LC Cultures | 第47-65页 |
| ·Different Social and Historical Roots | 第47-51页 |
| ·The agricultural civilization and feudalism system in the traditional Chinese society | 第47-49页 |
| ·The "melting pot" and industrial civilization in the American society | 第49-51页 |
| ·Different Religious and Philosophical Roots | 第51-61页 |
| ·Religion and philosophy in Chinese culture | 第52-59页 |
| ·Religion and philosophy in American culture | 第59-61页 |
| ·Different Thinking Patterns | 第61-65页 |
| ·Synthesis vs. analysis | 第61-63页 |
| ·Spiral thinking vs. linear thinking | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-69页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第65-67页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-74页 |
| Appendix | 第74-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| 已发表的学术论文 | 第78页 |
