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