| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| ·Definition of Address Forms | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies of Address Forms Abroad | 第17-26页 |
| ·Morgan’s Study of Address Forms | 第17页 |
| ·Brown and Gilman’s Study of Second Pronouns | 第17-23页 |
| ·Brown and Ford’s Study of American EnglishAddress Forms | 第23-25页 |
| ·Ervin-Tripp’s Study of American EnglishAddress Forms | 第25-26页 |
| ·Studies of Address Forms in China | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第30-45页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30页 |
| ·Main Research Question | 第30页 |
| ·Sub-Questions | 第30页 |
| ·Research Method | 第30-31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第31-32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32-36页 |
| ·Observation | 第32-34页 |
| ·Questionnaire Survey | 第34-35页 |
| ·Interview | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36-41页 |
| ·Procedure of Observation | 第37-38页 |
| ·Procedure of Questionnaire Surveys | 第38-39页 |
| ·Procedure of Interview | 第39-41页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第41-42页 |
| ·Analysis of Quantitative Data | 第41页 |
| ·Analysis of Qualitative Data | 第41-42页 |
| ·Reliability and Validity | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第45-57页 |
| ·Categories of the Address Forms in Rural Areas | 第45-48页 |
| ·Nominal Address Forms | 第45-47页 |
| ·Address Terms Equivalent to Nominal Address Forms | 第47页 |
| ·Zero Address Terms | 第47页 |
| ·Second Pronoun | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Rules Governing the Use of Address Forms Inside and Outside a Family | 第48-52页 |
| ·Age and Generation Exercise Over the Use of Names Within a Family | 第48-49页 |
| ·Age and Generation Exercise Over the Use of Names Among People Sharing the Same Family Name | 第49页 |
| ·Age and Generation Exercise Over the Use of Names Among Relatives | 第49-50页 |
| ·Age and Generation Exercise Over the Use of Names Among Non-relatives | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Main Patterns of the Address Forms in Rural Areas of North China | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Reciprocal Exchange of FN | 第52-53页 |
| ·Non-Reciprocal Pattern | 第53-54页 |
| ·Other Patterns of Address Forms | 第54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations | 第58页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第62-64页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第64-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
