声明
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Background
1．2 Thesis Structure
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1 Interpersonal Communication Studies
2．1．1 Notions of Communication
2．1．2 Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication
2．1．3 Chinese Interpersonal Communication Culture Studies
2．2 Confucian Li (礼) as an Indigenous Way of Thinking
2．3 Intangible Cultural Heritage
Chapter 3 Research Methodology
3．1 Ethnographic Approach as Research Methodology
3．2 Entering the Field and Data Collection Experience
3．2．1 One-Year Struggling and Lost
3．2．2 Humanitarian Concern and Cultural Sensitivity as Key to Successful Fieldwork
3．2．3 Participant Observation and In-depth Interview as Data Collection Methods
3．3 Historically-Interpretive Inquiry as a Way of Data Analysis
3．4 Thick Description as Cultural Narrative
Chapter 4 Biographic Sketch of Li and Meng
4．1 Li’s Life Story
4．1．1 A “Cultural Man’’ in the Western District
4．1．2 Preferred Student of Teacher Zhang
4．1．3 Elder Generations
4．1．4 Marriage
4．2 Meng’s Life Story
4．2．1 Traditional Chinese Medicine Family
4．2．2 Learning Experiences
4．2．3 Baicaozhai Study
4．3 Summary
Chapter Five Cultural Interpretation of the Case of Meeting
5．1 Meaning Making of Li’s Gift
5．2 Xuchi序齿—Age Distinction as Greetings
5．3 Seat Arrangement
5．4 The Mode of Speaking and Eyes Direction
5．5 Let There Be Reverence
5．6 Summary
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6．1 Reflection
6．2 Significance and Limitation
Bibliography
Appendices
