| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 2 General Introduction to Kinship Terms | 第12-30页 |
| ·Review of the Study of Kinship Terms and Fictive Kinship Terms | 第12-16页 |
| ·Kinship Terms:Concepts,Properties,Features,Description and Communicative Functions | 第16-30页 |
| ·Definition of Kinship Terms | 第16-17页 |
| ·Properties of Kinship Terms | 第17-20页 |
| ·Features of Kinship Terms | 第20-21页 |
| ·Description of Kinship Term | 第21-27页 |
| ·Communicative Functions of Kinship Terms | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Comparative Study on Kinship Terms in English and Chinese | 第30-46页 |
| ·Kinship Terms in English and Chinese | 第30-33页 |
| ·Grade of Kinship Terms in English and Chinese | 第33-39页 |
| ·Differences between English and Chinese Kinship Terms | 第39-42页 |
| ·Difference in Paternal and Maternal relations | 第39-40页 |
| ·Difference in Age | 第40-41页 |
| ·Difference in Sex | 第41-42页 |
| ·Difference in Category | 第42页 |
| ·Causes of Differences in English Chinese Kinship Term System | 第42-46页 |
| ·Concepts of Family | 第42-43页 |
| ·Value of Superior | 第43-44页 |
| ·Emphasis on Patrilineage | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Extensive Uses of English and Chinese Kin Terms | 第46-59页 |
| ·Definition of Fictive kin | 第46-48页 |
| ·Extensive Uses of Kinship Terms in English and Chinese | 第48-51页 |
| ·Reasons for Differences in Extensive Uses of Kin Term in English and Chinese | 第51-53页 |
| ·Mode of Collectivity or Individualism | 第51页 |
| ·Blood tie and Social Tie | 第51-52页 |
| ·Different Custom | 第52-53页 |
| ·Hypothesis of Main Source of Fictive Kin Term | 第53-56页 |
| ·Social Meaning of Fictive Kin | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65页 |
