| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-5页 |
| Table of Contents | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| PartⅠ Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| PartⅡ The Function and the Use of Address Forms | 第13-29页 |
| 2．1 The Function of Address Forms | 第13-18页 |
| 2．1．1 Address Behavior as Speech Acts | 第13-16页 |
| 2．1．2 Address Behavior as Linguistic Routines of Politeness | 第16-18页 |
| 2．2 Social Factors in Addressing | 第18-29页 |
| 2．2．1 Brown & Gilman's Theory: Power and Solidarity | 第18-20页 |
| 2．2．2 Brown & Levinson's Model, Ervin-Tripp's and Zhu's Frameworks | 第20-29页 |
| PartⅢ Forms of Address in Chinese and English | 第29-49页 |
| 3．1 Kinship Terms | 第29-30页 |
| 3．2 Proper Names | 第30-35页 |
| 3．2．1 First Naming | 第30-34页 |
| 3．2．2 Last Naming | 第34-35页 |
| 3．2．3 Full Naming | 第35页 |
| 3．3 Titles | 第35-42页 |
| 3．3．1 Occupational Titles | 第35-37页 |
| 3．3．2 Official Titles | 第37-38页 |
| 3．3．3 Social Titles | 第38-42页 |
| 3．4 Pronouns | 第42-43页 |
| 3．5 No-Naming | 第43-45页 |
| 3．6 Others | 第45-49页 |
| PartⅣ Cultural Differences in Addressing | 第49-64页 |
| 4．1 Gu's Theory: Politeness in Addressing | 第49-51页 |
| 4．2 Philosophical Sources of Different Cultures | 第51-56页 |
| 4．2．1 Ren and Li: the Key Concepts of Confucianism | 第52-55页 |
| 4．2．2 Individualism and Human Rights | 第55-56页 |
| 4．3 Differences in Interpersonal Relationships | 第56-64页 |
| PartⅤ Addressing in Cross-Cultural Communication and Conclusion | 第64-71页 |
| 5．1 Addressing between English and Chinese Speakers:Problems in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第64-68页 |
| 5．2 Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-75页 |
