| Introduction | 第1-17页 |
| ChapterⅠ Cyberspace and English Language | 第17-25页 |
| 1．1 The definition of cyberspace | 第17-18页 |
| 1．2 Historical background on CMC research | 第18-20页 |
| 1．3 English as a universal language in cyberspace | 第20-22页 |
| 1．4 General remarks on language used in CMC | 第22-25页 |
| ChapterⅡ Synchronous Forms of CMC | 第25-34页 |
| ChapterⅢ Linguistic Features of IRC | 第34-63页 |
| 3．1 Data collection | 第34-36页 |
| 3．2 General linguistic properties of IRC | 第36-39页 |
| 3．3 Linguistic features of IRC | 第39-63页 |
| ChapterⅣ Conversational Constraints and IRC | 第63-86页 |
| 4．1 System constraints | 第64-82页 |
| 4．2 Ritual constraints | 第82-86页 |
| ChapterⅤ Perspectives of Further Analysis of Linguistic Characteristics of CMC | 第86-99页 |
| 5．1 The collection of raw and annotated data | 第90页 |
| 5．2 Working with software tools to analyze text Conclusion | 第90-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-100页 |
