在言语交际中,说话人常常有意地违反合作原则来间接、含蓄地表达自己的真意是为了礼貌地跟别人进行言语交际,即,是为了维护礼貌原则。大量实事及研究表明,因为性别差异,男女在礼貌原则的运用方面有所不同。本文以小说《飘》前六章的人物对话为分析材料,略谈性别在言语交际中对礼貌原则运用的影响。 In verbal communication, the speaker often deliberately violates the principle of cooperation to indirectly and implicitly express his true meaning to politely communicate with others, that is, to uphold the principle of politeness. Numerous practical studies and studies show that men and women differ in the application of politeness principles because of gender differences. In this paper, the novel “Gone with the Wind” in the first six chapters of dialogues for the analysis of material, on the gender in speech communication on the application of politeness principle.