| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Necessity and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Objectives of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Address terms | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Address Terms Abroad | 第16-19页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies of Address Terms in China | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter Three Verschueren's Adaptation Theory | 第23-32页 |
| 3.1 Making Linguistic Choices | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Three Properties of Language | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Property of Variability | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.2 Property of Negotiability | 第26页 |
| 3.2.3 Property of Adaptability | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第27-32页 |
| 3.3.1 Language Users | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3.2 The Mental World | 第30页 |
| 3.3.3 The Social World | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.4 The Physical World | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Realization of the Adaptation in the Choices of Address Terms in Vanity Fair | 第32-53页 |
| 4.1 Adaptation to Mental World | 第32-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Significance of Mental World in Verbal Communication | 第32-33页 |
| 4.1.2 Adaptation to Psychological Motivations | 第33-40页 |
| (ⅰ) Adaptation to Motivation of Self-denigration | 第33-34页 |
| (ⅱ) Adaptation to Motivation of Satirizing | 第34-36页 |
| (ⅲ) Adaptation to Motivation of Solidarity Building | 第36-38页 |
| (ⅳ)Adaptation to Motivation of Contempt | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 Adaptation to Social World | 第40-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Adaptation to Social Settings and Institutions | 第40-43页 |
| 4.2.2 Adaptation to Culture | 第43-48页 |
| (ⅰ) Adaptation to Cultural Value | 第43-46页 |
| (ⅱ) Adaptation to Politeness | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3 Adaptation to Physical World | 第48-53页 |
| 4.3.1 Adaptation to Temporal Dimension | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3.2 Adaptation to Spatial Dimension | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Study | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第55-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-60页 |
