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Impoliteness in Reality Show --A Pragmatic Account by Hu Junhua Under the Supervision of Professor Chen Xinren Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts English Department School of Foreign Studies Nanjing University May, 24th 2010  Declaration I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person or material which has to a substantial extent been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma at any university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text. Signature: ____________ Name: Hu Junhua Date: May 24, 2010  Acknowledgements I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my supervisor Professor Chen Xinren, who always imparts knowledge with passion and guides students with immense care and patience. He has carefully read through my thesis for several times and offered me enlightening advice along the way, for which I am forever grateful. Meanwhile, I am indebted to Professor Ding Yanren, Professor Zhang Ren, Professor Don Snow, Professor Wei Xiangqing and Bob Riggle, whose courses have expanded my horizon and deepened the depth of this study. My cordial thanks should also be attributed to my loving parents. Without their persistent encouragement and warm support, I could not have accomplished what I have done so far. Their love inspires me to confront challenges with firm will and willingness. Furthermore, my lasting appreciation goes to my dear friends Susann, Thomas, Max, Debbie and Pedy in Sydney, as well as Jie, Paul, Frank, Xue, Meng, Lan, Shu in China. Their spiritual support has prompted me to make further progress. H. J. H. 摘 要 在Brown和Levinson（1987）看来，人们作为理性个体存在时通常会有缓和面子威胁的明显趋势。然而，实际上人们有可能选择以直接和有意的方