1CONTENTSChinese Abstract..........................................................................................................2English Abstract..........................................................................................................31. Introduction.............................................................................................................41.1 General Research Background.......................................................................................................41.2 Current Research on the Expressions of Acknowledgments..........................................................42. Pragmatic Theories and Principles........................................................................52.1 Pragmatic Theories.........................................................................................................................52.2 Pragmatic Principles.......................................................................................................................63. Pragmatic Differences Between Chinese and English Expressions of Acknowledgments........................................................................................................83.1 Different Manners of Chinese and English Acknowledgments Under Pragmatic Principles........83.2 Different Targets of Chinese and English Acknowledgments Under Pragmatic Principles.........103.3 Different Occasions of Chinese and English Acknowledgments Under Pragmatic Principles....103.4 Different Response Patterns of Chinese and English Acknowledgments Under Pragmatic Principles................................................................................................................114. The Causes of the Pragmatic Differences in the Use of Chinese and English Expressions of Acknowledgments............................................................................1225. Con...
