| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study of Address Forms | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·General Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of the Study | 第16-23页 |
| ·Definitions of Address Forms | 第16-18页 |
| ·Classifications of Address Forms | 第18页 |
| ·Address Forms as Politeness Markers | 第18-23页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Face Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Chinese Politeness Maxim Proposed by Gu | 第21-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Address Forms | 第23-32页 |
| ·Studies in European Languages:Pronouns as Power and Solidarity | 第23-26页 |
| ·Address Forms in American English | 第26-28页 |
| ·Brown and Ford:Choice between First Name and Title plus Last Name | 第26-28页 |
| ·Ervin-Tripp's Procedure's in Deciding Address Forms | 第28页 |
| ·Studies on Chinese Addressing | 第28-31页 |
| ·Chinese Address Maxim Proposed by Gu | 第29-30页 |
| ·Other Studies | 第30-31页 |
| ·Studies on Address Forms in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第31-32页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第33-47页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第33-37页 |
| ·Selection of the Source of Data | 第34-35页 |
| ·Literal Structure of the Collected Data | 第35-37页 |
| ·Data Coding | 第37-45页 |
| ·General Status Hierarchy of Characters | 第37-39页 |
| ·Data Coding According to Power and Solidarity | 第39-45页 |
| ·Coding According to Power | 第39-43页 |
| ·Coding According to Solidarity | 第43-45页 |
| ·Data Processing | 第45页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第47-62页 |
| ·General Distribution of All the Terms by Power and Solidarity | 第47-49页 |
| ·Power and Its Influence on Choice of Address Forms | 第49-55页 |
| ·Power and the Distribution of Polite Address Forms | 第49-53页 |
| ·Address Forms and Negative Politeness | 第53-55页 |
| ·Solidarity and Its Influence on Choice of Address Forms | 第55-59页 |
| ·Polite Address Forms Used by Solidary Family Members | 第57-58页 |
| ·Address Forms and Positive Politeness | 第58-59页 |
| ·Other Features Peculiar to Chinese Addressing | 第59-61页 |
| ·Prudent Use of Names | 第60页 |
| ·Extended Use of Kinship Terms | 第60-61页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications and Suggestions | 第64-65页 |
| References | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix | 第68-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74-75页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第75页 |
