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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Motivation of the Study
1.2 Purposes of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Organization of the Study
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Politeness Theories Abroad
2.1.1 Cooperative Principle (CP)
2.1.2 Lakoff's Theory of Politeness
2.1.3 Leech's Politeness Principle (PP)
2.1.4 Brown and Levinson's Face Theory
2.2 Politeness Theories at Home
2.2.1 Gu Yueguo's Politeness Principle
2.3 Summary
Chapter 3 Methodology and Procedures
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 The Dependent and Independent Variables
3.3 Data Collection
3.3.1 Subjects
3.3.2 Questionnaires
3.3.3 Data Coding Schemes
3.3.4 Data Collecting Procedures
3.3.5 Statistical Analysis
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion
4.1 Research Results
4.1.1 Positive Face and Negative Face: Overall Manifestation in Chinese Contexts
4.1.2 Positive Face and Negative Face: Parties of Different Gender Groups
4.1.3 Positive Face and Negative Face: Parties of Different Educational Backgrounds
4.2 Discussion
4.2.1 Positive Face vs. Negative Face in Chinese Contexts
4.2.2 Role of Gender
4.2.3 Role of Educational Background
4.3 Summary
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings of the Study
5.2 Limitations of the Study
5.3 Suggestions for Further Research
Bibliography
Appendix