| 独创性声明 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第8-9页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·The selection of the present study | 第13-15页 |
| ·The focus of the present study | 第15页 |
| ·The significances of the present study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Concepts Related to the Present Study | 第17-23页 |
| ·Address forms and appellation words | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classifications of address forms | 第18-19页 |
| ·Address behavior | 第19-23页 |
| ·The definition of address behavior | 第19-20页 |
| ·The common factors influencing address behavior | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three Literature Review | 第23-31页 |
| ·The studies on address forms abroad | 第23-26页 |
| ·The studies on address forms in China | 第26-29页 |
| ·The differences between the present study and previous studies | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Theoretical Foundation | 第31-40页 |
| ·Language and culture | 第32-34页 |
| ·Context and communication | 第34-35页 |
| ·Politeness theories | 第35-40页 |
| ·Brown & Levinson's Face Theory | 第35-36页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第36-37页 |
| ·Gu Yueguo's Chinese Politeness Principle | 第37-38页 |
| ·Ron ScoUon and Suzanne Wong ScoUon's Politeness Strategy of Involvement and Politeness Strategy of Independence | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Five The Experiment and its Implementation | 第40-45页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40-41页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第41-42页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第41-42页 |
| ·Fieldwork | 第42页 |
| ·Procedure | 第42-45页 |
| ·The questionnaire investigation under Chinese circumstances | 第42-43页 |
| ·The questionnaire investigation under English circumstances | 第43页 |
| ·The selection of the valid questionnaires and the statistical method | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Six Data Collection and Analyses | 第45-95页 |
| ·The four basic interpersonal relationships between the addressee and the addresser: (+ P, + D), ( + P, - D), ( - P, + D) and ( - P, - D) | 第45-47页 |
| ·The three politeness systems: hierarchical politeness system, deference politeness system and solidarity politeness system | 第47-49页 |
| ·Analyzing the social address behaviors of S_1, S_3, S_2 and S_4 | 第49-65页 |
| ·The analysis of the social address behaviors of S_1, S_3, S_2 and S_4 in addressing (+ P, + D) | 第49-53页 |
| ·The analysis of the social address behaviors of S_1, S_3, S_2 and S_4 in addressing (+ P, - D) | 第53-57页 |
| ·The analysis of the social address behaviors of S_1, S_3, S_2 and S_4 in addressing ( - P, + D) | 第57-61页 |
| ·The analysis of the social address behaviors of S_1, S_3, S_2, and S_4 in addressing ( - P, - D) | 第61-65页 |
| ·The fieldwork implemented at home and the observing results | 第65-66页 |
| ·The types of address forms employed by the Chinese subjects and the American subjects in their social communication | 第66-67页 |
| ·The Chinese subjects' and the American subjects' social address behaviors and their respective cultural origins | 第67-95页 |
| ·The different social address forms and social addressing rules in Chinese and American cultures | 第68-84页 |
| ·The cultural differences of Chinese and American English and their influences on the social address behaviors of Chinese subjects and American subjects | 第84-95页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第95-99页 |
| ·General conclusions | 第95-97页 |
| ·Limitations and prospects | 第97-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-111页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第111-112页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第112-113页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第113-114页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第114-115页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第115页 |
