声明
致谢
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study
1.3 Research Questions and Methodology
1.4 Organization of This Research
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Previous Study on Politeness Strategies
2.2 Previous Study on Fiction Pragmatic Analysis
2.3 Previous Pragmatic Study on the Romance of Three Kingdoms
Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 Face Theory
3.2 FTA and Three Estimating Variables
3.3 Face Saving Strategies
Chapter Four PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF CAO CAO’S UTTERANCES
4.1 Cao Cao’s Politeness Strategies
4.2 Factors that Influence Cao Cao’s Choice of Politeness Strategies
4.3 Cao Cao’s Character and His Politeness Strategies
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study.
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