內容提要
為了更好揭示語言與性別之間的互動關係，本書運用民族學的方法對發生在三個漢語言語社區的939個稱讚語進行了實地考察和定性、定量分析。我們首先考察了稱讚語在不同性別組和角色關係上的總體分布情況，然後將相關情景因素保持一致，深入作了一些情景對比，旨在進一步突出性別間的關係等。
目錄
序
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Rationale
1.2 Working definitions of gender and compliment
1.2.1 Gender
1.2.2 Complinent
1.3 Scope of the research
1.4 Organization of the dissertation
Chapter Two Literature Review and Criticism
2.1 Literature review of research on compliments
2.1.1 Literature review of research on compliments abroad
2.1.2 Literature in Chinese
2.1.3 Summary
2.2 Literature review of language and gender research
2.2.1 Literature review of language and gender research abroad
2.2.1.1 The folk linguistic stage
2.2.1.2 The anthropological stage
2.2.1.3 The early sociolinguistic stage
2.2.1.4 Gender differences in language use
2.2.2 Literature review of language and gender research at home
2.2.3 Summary
Chapter Three Research Description
3.1 The general analytical framework for language and gender
3.1.1 Covariation between gender and socio-cultural context
3.1.2 Covariation between gender and situational context
3.1.3 Summary
3.2 The concrete situational approach to gender in Chinese compliments
3.2.1 Gender group
3.2.2 Setting
3.2.3 Participants
3.3 Research questions
3.4 Research methodology
3.5 Research procedure
3.6 Data codification
3.6.1 The coding scheme for analyzing compliment strategies
3.6.2 The coding scheme for analyzing compliment responses
3.6.3 The coding scheme for analyzing compliment topics
3.6.4 The coding scheme for analyzing compliment functions
3.6.5 The coding scheme for analyzing compliment effects
3.6.6 The coding scheme for analyzing semantic carrirs and turns-taking
Chapter Four Investigating Compliments on the Campus
4.1 Compliment distribution on gender groups and participant relationships
4.1.1 Compliment distribution on gender groups
4.1.2 Compliment distribution on participant relationships
4.1.3 The distribution of gender groups on participant relationships
4.1.4 The distribution of participant relationships on gender groups
4.1.5 The distribution of compliment topics
4.1.6 The distribution of compliment strategies
4.1.7 The distribution of compliment responses
4.1.8 The distribution of compliment functions
4.1.9 The distribution of compliment effects
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Chapter Five Investigating Compliments in the Village
Chapter Six Investigating Compliments in the Working-class Community
Chapter Seven Gender Differences: Illustrations and Interpretations
Chapter Eight Gender Similarities: Illustrations and Interpretations
Chapter Nine Gender Interaction: Its Sociopragmatic Functions
Chapter Ten Conclusion
References
Appendices
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