| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aims and Purposes | 第12页 |
| ·Significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Method and Organization | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| ·Definitions and Classifications of Address Terms | 第16-19页 |
| ·Definitions of Address Terms | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classifications of Address Terms | 第17-19页 |
| ·Previous Researches of Address Terms Abroad | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous Researches of Address Terms at Home | 第21-23页 |
| ·Recent Trend of Researches on Address Terms | 第23-25页 |
| ·Plot Overviews of the Novel "Midnight" and "Wuthering Heights" | 第25-28页 |
| ·Plot Overview of the Novel "Midnight" | 第25-26页 |
| ·Plot Overview of the Novel "Wuthering Heights" | 第26-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Frameworks | 第30-38页 |
| ·Robin Lakoff's Politeness Rules | 第30-31页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Face-saving Theory | 第31-34页 |
| ·Politeness Principle by Leech | 第34-35页 |
| ·Politeness Theory by Gu Yueguo | 第35-36页 |
| ·Power and Solidarity Theory by Brown and Gilman | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 A Contrastive Analysis of Address Terms in Midnight and Wuthering Heightsfrom the Perspective of Politeness Theories | 第38-60页 |
| ·Forms of Address in Midnight | 第38-47页 |
| ·Kinship Address Terms | 第38-41页 |
| ·Popular Address Terms | 第41-44页 |
| ·Names | 第44-46页 |
| ·Terms of Endearment | 第46-47页 |
| ·Forms of Address in Wuthering Heights | 第47-56页 |
| ·Kinship Address Terms | 第48-49页 |
| ·Terms of Endearment | 第49-51页 |
| ·Popular Address Terms | 第51-54页 |
| ·Names | 第54-56页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences of Address Terms in Midnight and WutheringHeights | 第56-60页 |
| ·Similarities | 第56-57页 |
| ·Differences | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Factors Influencing the Choices of Address Terms | 第60-71页 |
| ·Individualism and Collectivism | 第60-62页 |
| ·Self-enhancement and Self-deprecation | 第62-64页 |
| ·Person-oriented and Status-oriented Styles | 第64-65页 |
| ·Face Saving Strategies in Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures | 第65-66页 |
| ·Status, Age and Communicators' Mood | 第66-68页 |
| ·Gender Differences and Address Terms | 第68-71页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第71-72页 |
| ·Implications | 第72页 |
| ·Limitations | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-77页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M.A.Degree | 第77页 |
