| Chinese abstract | 第4-5页 |
| English abstract | 第5页 |
| Chapter One Survey | 第7-22页 |
| 1.1 Functions of addressing terms | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Characteristics of addressing terms | 第11-16页 |
| 1.3 Meaning of addressing terms | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter Two Culture and addressing terms | 第22-47页 |
| 2.1 Language, addressing terms and culture | 第22-29页 |
| 2.2 Influence of Chinese culture on Chinese addressing terms | 第29-41页 |
| 2.3 Influence of western culture on English addressing terms | 第41-44页 |
| 2.4 Influence of occidental culture on Chinese addressing terms and vice versa | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Three Translation of addressing terms | 第47-65页 |
| 3.1 Conveyance of pragmatic meaning | 第52-55页 |
| 3.2 Conveyance of cultural connotation | 第55-62页 |
| 3.2.1 Translation of kinship terms | 第56-57页 |
| 3.2.2 Translation of honorific and self-abasing terms | 第57-62页 |
| 3.3 Semantic loss in translation of addressing terms | 第62-65页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-68页 |