| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Overview | 第8-9页 |
| Organization of this thesis | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Definition and Classification | 第10-16页 |
| ·Definition | 第10-12页 |
| ·Address Terms | 第10-11页 |
| ·Definition of Absence of Address Terms | 第11-12页 |
| ·Classification | 第12-16页 |
| ·Address terms | 第12-14页 |
| ·Types of Absence of Address Terms | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| ·Studies by scholars abroad | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies by scholars at home | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter three Methodology | 第20-22页 |
| ·Reasons and structure | 第20页 |
| ·Rationale and Content | 第20-21页 |
| ·Choice of respondents | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 4 Results Analysis | 第22-41页 |
| ·A general view over absence of address terms | 第22-27页 |
| ·Absence of address terms for female strangers | 第22-24页 |
| ·Absence of address terms for male strangers | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| ·Analysis of absence of address terms in relation to profession | 第27-32页 |
| ·Absence of address terms for females from the perspective of profession | 第27-29页 |
| ·Absence of address terms for males from the perspective of profession | 第29-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32页 |
| ·Analysis of absence of address terms in relation to age | 第32-35页 |
| ·Absence of address terms for females from the perspective of age | 第32-34页 |
| ·Absence of address terms for males from the perspective of age | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35页 |
| ·Analysis of absence of address terms in relation to occasion | 第35-38页 |
| ·Absence of address terms for females from the perspective of occasion | 第36-37页 |
| ·Absence of address terms for males from the perspective of occasion | 第37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| ·Knowledge and attitudes towards absence of address terms | 第38-41页 |
| ·The degree of familiarity and the absence of address terms | 第38-39页 |
| ·The functions of address terms | 第39页 |
| ·The degree of influence of address terms in life | 第39-40页 |
| ·Attitudes towards language planning of address terms | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Causes for the Absence of Address Terms | 第41-47页 |
| ·Word meaning changes—interior | 第41-42页 |
| ·Context and a pragmatic view—exterior | 第42-47页 |
| ·from the perspective of context | 第42-44页 |
| ·A pragmatic view | 第44-46页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 6 Supplementary forms for the absence of address terms | 第47-51页 |
| ·Types of supplementary forms | 第47-48页 |
| ·Zero title | 第47页 |
| ·Generalization of some social address terms | 第47-48页 |
| ·The adoption of kinship terms | 第48页 |
| ·Strategies in the use of supplementary forms of address terms | 第48-51页 |
| ·Context controlling | 第48-49页 |
| ·Face management | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix | 第57-58页 |
