声明
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 The Purpose and Importance of the Study
1.2 The Research Questions and Methodology of the Study
1.3 The Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review on Linguistic Politeness
2.1 The Previous Studies on Polite Language in Hotel English Discourse
2.2 The Concept of Politeness
2.3 Studies on Linguistic Politeness Abroad
2.3.1 Grice’s Cooperative Principle
2.3.2 Lakoff’s Rules of Politeness
2.3.3 Brown and Levinson’s Face Theory
2.3.4 Leech’s Politeness Principle
2.4 Theories on Politeness at Home
2.5 The Studies of the Theory of Adaptation at Home andAbroad
2.5.1 Definition of the Philosophical Basis of the Theory of Adaptation
2.5.2 The Study of the Theory of Adaptation Abroad
2.5.3 The Study of Adaptation Theory at Home
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework:Verschueren’s Theory of Adaptation
3.1 Three Properties of Language
3.1.1 Variability
3.1.2 Negotiability
3.1.3 Adaptability
3.2 Four Investigation Angles in the Theory of Adaptation
3.2.1 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability
3.2.2 Structural Objects of Adaptability
3.2.3 Dynamics of Adaptability
3.2.4 Salience of the Adaptation Process
Chapter 4 Analysis of Polite Language in HED in Accordance with the Theory of Adaptation
4.1 Adaptation of Polite Language in HED to Communicative Context
4.1.1 Adaptation to the Physical World
4.1.2 Adaptation to the Social World
4.1.3 Adaptation to the Mental World
4.2 Adaptation of Polite Language in HED to the Structure
4.2.1 Adaptation at Words
4.2.2 Adaptation at Tense,Aspect and Voice
4.2.3 Adaptation at Syntax
4.3 Dynamics in Polite Language in HED
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations of the Present Study
5.3 Suggestions for Further Research
Bibliography
Papers Published During the Study for M.A.Degree