摘要
Abstract
List of Figures
Table of Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Rationale of the Study
1.2 Aims of the Study
1.3 The Layout of the Paper
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Negotiations,Business Negotiations,International Business Negotiations
2.1.1 Negotiations
2.1.2 Business Negotiations and International Business Negotiations
2.2 The Theoretical Framework of Politeness
2.2.1 Politeness Principles Abroad
2.2.2 Politeness Principles at Home
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Research Methodology
3.3 Data Collection
Chapter Four Cross-Cultural Contrasts of Politeness Principles and the Cultural Causes
4.1 Cross-Cultural Contrasts of Politeness Principles
4.1.1 Connotation Preference
4.1.2 Choice Preference
4.1.3 Strategy Preference
4.1.4 Different Layouts of Polite Acts
4.2 Cultural Causes of the Differences
4.2.1 Individualism V.S. Collectivism
4.2.2 High-Context Culture V.S. Low-Context Culture
4.2.3 Power Distance
4.2.4 Language
4.2.5 Mode of Thinking
4.2.6 Values
4.2.7 Time Orientation
Chapter Five The Pragmatic Strategies of Politeness in International Business Negotiations
5.1 The Lexical Level
5.1.1 Pronouns
5.1.2 Modal Verbs and Its Past Tense
5.1.3 Hedging words and phrases
5.1.4 Polite Expressions
5.2 The Syntactic Level
5.2.1 Interrogative Questions
5.2.2 Conditional Clauses
5.2.3 Transitional Sentences with “But”
5.2.4 Compound Sentences
5.3 Voice and Mood
5.3.1 Passive Voice
5.3.2 Subjunctive Mood
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Theoretical and Practical Implications
6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research
References
攻读学位期间的研究成果
Acknowledgements
声明