| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| 中文前言 | 第10-21页 |
| Introduction | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter 1 A brief survey of memetics and behaviorism | 第24-31页 |
| ·A brief survey of memetics | 第24-26页 |
| ·The definition of memes | 第24页 |
| ·The feaures of memes | 第24-25页 |
| ·The types of memes | 第25页 |
| ·Memeticists resorting to the use of cognitive theory | 第25-26页 |
| ·The formation and development of behaviorism | 第26-31页 |
| ·Classical behaviorism | 第26-27页 |
| ·Neo-behaviorism | 第27-28页 |
| ·New neo-behaviorism | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 2 Differences between memetics and behaviorism | 第31-36页 |
| ·The difference in the research objects and scopes of the two theories | 第31-32页 |
| ·The research objects of memetics | 第31页 |
| ·The research objects of behaviorism | 第31-32页 |
| ·The difference in the research methods of the two theories | 第32-33页 |
| ·The research methods of memetics | 第32-33页 |
| ·The research methods of behaviorism | 第33页 |
| ·The differences in the interpretations of the function of the brain and consciousness | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 3 The similarities of memetics and the learning theory of behaviorism | 第36-45页 |
| ·Similarity in biological foundations of the two theories | 第36-37页 |
| ·Biological foundations of meme theory | 第36页 |
| ·Biological foundations of behaviorism | 第36-37页 |
| ·Similarity in their emphasis on imitation | 第37-41页 |
| ·The understanding of imitation | 第38-39页 |
| ·Emphasis on imitation as reflected in memetics | 第39-40页 |
| ·Emphasis on imitation as reflected in the learning theory of behaviorism | 第40-41页 |
| ·Similarity in cognitive factors as reflected in memetics and contemporary behaviorism | 第41-45页 |
| ·The role of cognition in the replication and transmission of memes | 第41-43页 |
| ·The role of cognition in contemporary behaviorism | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 4 The application of memetics and the learning theory of behaviorism in second language acquisition | 第45-67页 |
| ·Dual-structure of language | 第46-48页 |
| ·Surface imitation in the early stages of SLA | 第48-57页 |
| ·Features of early stages of SLA | 第48-51页 |
| ·A silent period | 第49页 |
| ·Formulaic speech | 第49-50页 |
| ·Structural and semantic simplification | 第50-51页 |
| ·Importance of surface imitation | 第51-57页 |
| ·Surface imitation in children's first language acquisition | 第52-54页 |
| ·Surface imitation in acquiring the surface structure of a second language | 第54-57页 |
| ·Complex imitation in deep structure of SLA | 第57-64页 |
| ·The features of the acquisition of deep structure of SL | 第57-58页 |
| ·The role of first language | 第58-59页 |
| ·Complex imitation involving more cognition | 第59-60页 |
| ·Complex imitation in acquiring the deep structure of SL | 第60-64页 |
| ·Meme theory and the leaning theory of behaviorism as reflected in the analysis of SLA above | 第64-67页 |
| Chapter 5 The contributions of memetics and behaviorism to SLA | 第67-72页 |
| ·The reconsideration of the role of imitation and its specific methods | 第67-68页 |
| ·The explanation for the production of new behaviors | 第68-70页 |
| ·Language memes in daily life | 第70-72页 |
| Conclusion | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-77页 |
