| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| English Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Survey of Kinship Terms | 第12-20页 |
| ·The Study of Kinship Terms from the Perspective of Anthropology | 第12-14页 |
| ·Morgan's Study on Kinship Terms | 第12-13页 |
| ·Murdock's Study on Kinship Terms | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Study of Kinship Terms from the Perspective of Semantics | 第14-18页 |
| ·A General Review of Some Semantic Terms | 第14-17页 |
| ·Componential Analysis of Kinship Terms | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Study of Kinship Terms from the Perspective of Sociolinguistics | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Kinship Term System | 第20-29页 |
| ·Definition | 第20页 |
| ·Genesis | 第20-24页 |
| ·Consanguinity | 第20-22页 |
| ·Marriage | 第22-23页 |
| ·Law | 第23-24页 |
| ·Classification | 第24-29页 |
| ·Paternal Side | 第24-26页 |
| ·Maternal Side | 第26-27页 |
| ·Side of Husband | 第27页 |
| ·Side of Wife | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Semantic Features of Kinship Terms | 第29-33页 |
| ·Converse | 第29页 |
| ·Specificity or Generality | 第29-30页 |
| ·Figurativeness | 第30-31页 |
| ·Gradability | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Semantic Componential Analysis of Chinese and English Kinship Terms | 第33-44页 |
| ·Focal Kinship Terms | 第34-36页 |
| ·Non-Focal Kinship Terms | 第36-44页 |
| ·Lineal Blood Relatives | 第36-37页 |
| ·Collateral Blood Relatives | 第37-41页 |
| ·Affinal Relatives | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Five Causes of Differences between Chinese and English Kinship Terms | 第44-56页 |
| ·Difference Analysis from the Perspective of Culture | 第44-50页 |
| ·Different Social Systems | 第44-45页 |
| ·Feudalism | 第44页 |
| ·Capitalism | 第44-45页 |
| ·Different Family Structures | 第45-47页 |
| ·Extended Family | 第45-46页 |
| ·Nuclear Family | 第46-47页 |
| ·Different Values | 第47-50页 |
| ·Hierarchy | 第47-49页 |
| ·Equality | 第49-50页 |
| ·Difference Analysis from the Perspective of Pragmatics | 第50-56页 |
| ·Pragmatic Differences between Chinese and English Kinship Terms | 第50-54页 |
| ·Addressing Relatives with Kinship Terms | 第50-52页 |
| ·Addressing Non-Relatives with Kinship Terms | 第52-54页 |
| ·Causes of Pragmatic Differences between Chinese and English Kinship Terms | 第54-56页 |
| ·Different Values | 第54-55页 |
| ·Different Courtesy Principles | 第55-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-58页 |
