| ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT IN CHINESE | 第7-8页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-11页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第11-12页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-19页 |
| ·Rationale | 第13-16页 |
| ·Clarification of some expressions used in the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| ·Data collection and research method | 第17页 |
| ·Organization of this thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-34页 |
| ·Researches on the second personal pronoun abroad | 第19-24页 |
| ·Researches on the second personal pronoun in Chinese | 第24-33页 |
| ·The general evolution of 你 ni ("you") and 您 nin ("you") in Chinese | 第25-30页 |
| ·The evolution of 你 ni ("you") | 第26-28页 |
| ·The general evolution of 您 nin ("you") | 第28-30页 |
| ·Researches on the use of 你 ni ("you") and 您 nin ("you") in modern Chinese | 第30-33页 |
| ·The study of using 你 ni ("you") and 您 nin ("you") in some Chinese literary works | 第30-32页 |
| ·Literature about using 你 ni ("you") and 您 nin ("you") in Beijing dialect | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH DESCRIPTION | 第34-38页 |
| ·Research question | 第34页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第35-38页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION:THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF NI AND NIN AND DIFFERENT SOCIAL VARIABLES | 第38-58页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis | 第38-41页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis | 第41-56页 |
| ·Gender differences in the use of 你 ni ("you") and 您 nin ("you") to a stranger | 第43-44页 |
| ·Age differences in the use of 你 ni ("you") and 您 nin ("you") | 第44-48页 |
| ·Educational level and the use of 你 ni ("you") and 您 nin ("you") | 第48-52页 |
| ·The use of "你" ni ("you") and "您" nin ("you") in different conversational situations | 第52-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第58-62页 |
| ·Summary of the research | 第58-60页 |
| ·A general view of the choice between 你 ni ("you") and 您 nin ("you") | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第61-62页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第62-65页 |
| APPENDICES QUESTIONNAIRE | 第65-67页 |
