声明
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 The Significance of the Study
1.2 Rationale of the Present Study
1.3 Objectives of this Research
1.4 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two A Review of the Relevant Literature
2.1 Theories Related to TV Talk Shows
2.2 Theories Related to Face
2.2.1 Western Perspective of Face
2.2.2 Chinese Perspective of Face
2.3 Theories Related to Intercultural Communication
2.3.1 Definition of Culture
2.3.2 Definition of Communication
2.3.3 Definition of Intercultural Communication
2.4 Theories Related to Dispreferred Organization
2.4.1 The Definition of Preferred Organization and Dispreferred Organization
2.4.2 Dispreferred Organization Strategies
2.5 Summary
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 CA Method
3.1.1 Turn,Adjacency Pair and Expansion
3.1.2 Sequence Organization
3.2 Procedures
3.2.1 Data Collection
3.2.2 Sample Analysis
3.2.3 Comparison and Discussion
Chapter Four Data Analysis
4.1 Sequence Organization of Dispreferred Organization Strategies
4.1.1 Adjacency Pairs of Dispreferred Organization Strategies
4.1.2 Sequence Organization in Dispreferred Organization Strategies
4.2 More Findings from the Deseripted Samples
4.2.1 Mitigation or Elaboration(Explanation)
4.2.2 Why not Using the Dispreferred Organization Strategy?
Chapter Five Conclusions
5.1 Major Findings and Implications of the Present Study
5.2 Limitations of the Present Study
5.3 Suggestions for Future Study
References
Appendix