A Brief Introduction of Interpersonal Relationships’ Influence on Address Forms in China

When people use language,they do not only try to get another person to understand the speakers’thoughts and feelings but also define their relationship to each other in a subtle way at the same time,on the other hand,interpersonal relationship also affects people’s use of language.In daily life,people may meet others with different social status,age,sex,etc.How can people adopt appropriate address forms to different persons?In the essay,the author analyzes two aspects of the interpersonal relationships:power and solidarity,which influence address forms.