Contents
Acknowledgments
Abstract
摘要
Chapter One Introduction-1
1.1Background and Significance of the Study-1
1.2The Objectives of the Study-1
1.3The Organization of the Thesis-1
Chapter Two Literature Review-3
2.1 Studies of Business English E-mail from Genre Perspectives-3
2.2 Studies of Business English E-mail from Pragmatic perspective-3
2.2.1 The Politeness Theories-3
2.2.2 Cooperative Principles-4
Chapter Three Pragmatic Features of Foreign Company Internal Business English E-mails-5
3.1 The Hybridity of Oral and Written Forms-5
3.1.1 Research Question-5
3.1.2 Methodology-5
3.1.3 Data Analysis-5
3.1.4 Summary-9
3.2 Gender-specific Politeness-9
3.2.1 Research Question-9
3.2.2 Methodology-10
3.2.3 Data Analysis-10
3.2.4 Summary-12
Chapter Four Conclusion-13
References-14
