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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Attestation of authorship i
Acknowledgments ii
Abstract iii
List of Tables iv
Chapter One: Introduction 1
1.1 The aim of the dissertation 1
1.2 Where study fits in existing literature 2
1.3 Significance of current studies
1.4 Design and methodology
1.5 Structure of the thesis
1.6 Summary
Chapter Two: Review of the literature and past research 5
2.1 Introduction 5
2.2 Cultural differences between the US and Mainland
China
2.3 Definition of politeness 11
2.4 Translation strategies 16
2.5 Subtitling 19
2.6 Translation of Culture Specific Items
2.7 Implications for methodological approach
2.8 Summary
Chapter Three: Methodology 26
3.1 Introduction 26
3.2 Methodological approach
3.2. 1. Framework for methodological approach
3.3 Data
3.4 Design and data selection
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