| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Motivation and objective | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Significance | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Layout of this study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| 2.1 Definitions and classifications of address terms | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of address terms | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Classifications of address terms | 第18页 |
| 2.2 Previous study of address terms | 第18-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous study of Chinese address terms | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous study of Western address terms | 第22-25页 |
| 2.3 Space for the present study | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Research Method | 第28-38页 |
| 3.1 Politeness principle and politeness theory | 第28-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Robin Lakoff’s politeness rules | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Politeness principle by Leech | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.3 Brown and Levinson’s face-saving theory | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.4 Chinese politeness principle by Gu Yueguo | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Address terms and politeness | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Contextualism | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Brief introduction to context study | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Ingredients and functions of context | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Address terms and context | 第36-37页 |
| 3.5 Research methods of this study | 第37页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Address Terms in Midnight from the Perspective of PolitenessTheories | 第38-58页 |
| 4.1 Plot overview of the novel Midnight | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 Forms of address terms in Midnight | 第40-57页 |
| 4.2.1 Kinship address terms | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Popular address terms | 第45-51页 |
| 4.2.3 Names | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2.4 Terms of endearment | 第55-57页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Factors Influencing the Choices of Address Terms | 第58-72页 |
| 5.1 Culture and address terms | 第59-63页 |
| 5.1.1 Collectivism and address terms | 第59-60页 |
| 5.1.2 Self-deprecation and address terms | 第60-62页 |
| 5.1.3 Face saving strategies and address terms | 第62-63页 |
| 5.2 Gender difference and address terms | 第63-65页 |
| 5.3 Status and address terms | 第65-67页 |
| 5.4 Age and address terms | 第67-68页 |
| 5.5 The communicator’s mood and address terms | 第68-69页 |
| 5.6 Summary | 第69-72页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第72-76页 |
| 6.1 Major findings of this study | 第72-73页 |
| 6.2 Implications of this study | 第73-74页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of this study | 第74-75页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for further study | 第75-76页 |
| References | 第76-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80页 |
