| 中文摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research questions | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Research objectives and significance | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Address Terms | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Classifications of the address terms | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3 Definitions of social address terms | 第20页 |
| 2.4 Previous studies at home and abroad | 第20-27页 |
| 2.4.1 Studies by Foreign Scholars | 第20-23页 |
| 2.4.2 Studies by Chinese Scholars | 第23-27页 |
| 2.5 Labov’s Variation Theory | 第27-30页 |
| 2.5.1 Context | 第27-28页 |
| 2.5.2 Gender | 第28页 |
| 2.5.3 Age | 第28-29页 |
| 2.5.4 Social distance | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第30-35页 |
| 3.1 Research design | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Research subjects | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Research instruments | 第32页 |
| 3.2 Data collection | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Observation | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Questionnaire | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.3 Interview | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-55页 |
| 4.1 The Address Terms Employed in relation to Teachers | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2 The Address Terms Employed in relation to fellow students | 第37-39页 |
| 4.3 The Address Terms Employed in relation to teaching supporting staff | 第39-42页 |
| 4.3.1 The Address Terms Employed in relation to the Tutors | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3.2 The Address Terms Employed in relation to the School Staff | 第41-42页 |
| 4.4 The Address Terms Employed in relation to the logistic Staff | 第42-44页 |
| 4.5 The cognition of the use of address terms by college students | 第44-55页 |
| 4.5.1 The popular address terms on campus | 第45-48页 |
| 4.5.2 The out-dated address terms | 第48-49页 |
| 4.5.3 The newly-used address terms | 第49-51页 |
| 4.5.4.The factors that affect the use of address terms | 第51-52页 |
| 4.5.5 The attitude students hold to address terms | 第52-54页 |
| 4.5.6 The influence of Cantonese on the use of address terms | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第55-57页 |
| 5.2 Limitations | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第60-64页 |
| 作者简介 | 第64-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
