| Introduction | 第1-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ A Survey of Honorifics | 第16-49页 |
| 1．1 General Researches on the Honorifics in Chinese and American English | 第16-22页 |
| 1．1．1 The Study of Honorifics in China | 第16-19页 |
| 1．1．2 The Study of Honorifics in America | 第19-22页 |
| 1．2 The Definition of Honorifics | 第22-27页 |
| 1．2．1 Two Points of View About the Definition of Honorifics | 第22-23页 |
| 1．2．2 Titles of Respect and Modesty and Honorifics | 第23页 |
| 1．2．3 Laudatory Titles and Honorifics | 第23-24页 |
| 1．2．4 Euphemisms and Honorifics | 第24-25页 |
| 1．2．5 Courteous Terms and Honorifics | 第25-26页 |
| 1．2．6 Relationship Among Titles of Respect and Modesty, Laudatory Titles, Euphemisms, Courteous Terms, Honorifics and Politeness Expressions | 第26-27页 |
| 1．3 The Classification of Honorifics | 第27-47页 |
| 1．3．1 The Classification of the Chinese Honorifics | 第27-39页 |
| 1．3．1．1 Appellative Honorifics | 第27-36页 |
| 1．3．1．1．1 Pronoun Appellative Honorifics | 第27-29页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2 Noun Appellative Honorifics | 第29-36页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2．1 General Appellative Honorifics | 第29-30页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2．2 Kinship Appellative Honorifics | 第30-34页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2．3 Sub-kinship Appellative Honorifics | 第34页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2．4 Following-child Appellative Honorifics | 第34-35页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2．5 Rank Appellative Honorifics | 第35页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2．6 Aged Appellative Honorifics | 第35页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2．7 Professional Appellative Honorifics | 第35-36页 |
| 1．3．1．1．2．8 Diplomatic Appellative Honorifics | 第36页 |
| 1．3．1．2 Expressive Honorifics | 第36-39页 |
| 1．3．1．2．1 Expressive Honorific Morphemes | 第37-38页 |
| 1．3．1．2．2 Expressive Honorific Words | 第38页 |
| 1．3．1．2．3 Expressive Honorific Phrases | 第38-39页 |
| 1．3．1．2．4 Expressive Honorific Sentences | 第39页 |
| 1．3．2 The Classification of the English Honorifics | 第39-47页 |
| 1．3．2．1 Appellative Honorifics | 第40-47页 |
| 1．3．2．1．1 Pronoun Appellative Honorifics | 第40页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2 Noun Appellative Honorifics | 第40-47页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2．1 General Appellative Honorifcs | 第40-42页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2．2 Kinship Appellative Honorifics | 第42-43页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2．3 Sub-kinship Appellative Honorifics | 第43-44页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2．4 Rank Appellative Honorifics | 第44页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2．5 Aged Appellative Honorifics | 第44-45页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2．6 Professional Appellative Honorifics | 第45页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2．7 First Naming | 第45-46页 |
| 1．3．2．1．2．8 No naming | 第46-47页 |
| 1．3．2．2 Expressive Honorifics | 第47页 |
| 1．4 The Function of Honorifics: Honorifics as a Means | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Culture, Language, Communication and Honorifics | 第49-59页 |
| 2．1 Culture and Honorifics | 第49-52页 |
| 2．1．1 The Definition of Culture | 第49-50页 |
| 2．1．2 The Components of Culture | 第50-52页 |
| 2．1．3 Culture and Honorifics | 第52页 |
| 2．2 Language and Honorifics | 第52-55页 |
| 2．2．1 The Definition of Language | 第53页 |
| 2．2．2 Culture and Language | 第53-55页 |
| 2．2．3 Language and Honorifics | 第55页 |
| 2．3 Communication and Honorifics | 第55-59页 |
| 2．3．1 The Definition of Communication | 第55-56页 |
| 2．3．2 Culture, Language and Communication | 第56-57页 |
| 2．3．3 Communication and Honorifics | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Cultural Backgrounds Behind the Honorifics in Chinese and American English | 第59-89页 |
| 3．1 Self-denigration and Others Respecting vs． Self-confidence and Others Respecting | 第59-64页 |
| 3．2 Ren and Li vs． Individualism and Humanism | 第64-69页 |
| 3．3 Collectivism vs． Individualism | 第69-73页 |
| 3．4 Interdependent Self vs． Independent Self | 第73-74页 |
| 3．5 Harmonious vs． Instrumental Interaction | 第74-77页 |
| 3．6 Status Identity vs． Equality | 第77-79页 |
| 3．7 Power vs． Solidarity | 第79-82页 |
| 3．8 High-context Culture vs． Low-context Culture | 第82-83页 |
| 3．9 Extended Family vs． Nuc1ear Family | 第83-87页 |
| 3．10 Respect for the Old vs． Indifference to the Aged | 第87-89页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Theoretical Value and Implications | 第89-96页 |
| 4．1 Theoretical Value to Inter-Cultural Communication | 第89-90页 |
| 4．2 Implications to Foreign Language Teaching and Learning | 第90-96页 |
| Conclusion | 第96-97页 |
| Bibliography | 第97-100页 |
