Abstract5-7
摘要7-8
Content8-11
List of Tables11-12
1 Introduction12-17
1.1 Research Background12-13
1.2 Problem Statement13-15
1.3 Significance of the thesis15-16
1.4 Structure of the thesis16-17
2 Literature Review17-35
2.1 What is "communication style"?17-19
2.1.1 Definition of communication style17
2.1.2 Previous studies on communication style17-18
2.1.3 Communication styles of Chinese and American18-19
2.2 What is "cultural pattern"?19-32
2.2.1 Some definitions of "culture"20-21
2.2.2 Cultural values21-23
2.2.3 Cultural Patterns23-25
2.2.4 Diverse cultural patterns25-32
2.3 Communication styles and cultural differences32-35
2.3.1 Language and culture32
2.3.2 Previous Studies on Communication Styles and Cultural Patterns32-35
3 Methodologies35-38
3.1 Subjects35
3.2 Materials35-36
3.3 Design and Schedule36-38
3.3.1 Research questions36
3.3.2 Analytical Framework36-38
4 Results and Discusion38-54
4.1 Results of the comparative analysis38-49
4.1.1 Different degree of formapty38-42
4.1.2 Comparison of Impersonapty42-44
4.1.3 Different degree of directness44-49
4.2 Discussion of the results49-54
4.2.1 Formapty with Power distance49-50
4.2.2 Impersonapty-Personapty with Collectivi-Individuap50-52
4.2.3. Directness with low-high context and Mascupne-feminine52-54
5 Conclusions54-57
5.1 Major findings54-55
5.2 Imppcations for the present study55
5.3 Limitations of the thesis55-57
Bibpography57-62
Appendix62-68
攻读学位期间取得的探讨成果68-69
Acknowledgements69