A Study on Pragmatic Strategies of Chinese Address Terms Selection
People usually address each other with the address terms when speaking in daily communica-tion.The address terms have two important functions:one is to clarify the identity of the interlocutor;the other is to define the relationship between the two parties.Modern Chinese address terms has a complex system,with each type of address terms serving a specific communicative function.The most appropriate address term is supposed to be selected according to the specific communicationpartner,occasion,purpose and the relationship between the two parties,forming a pragmatic strategy for address terms selection.