| Acknowledgment | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第8-11页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第11-13页 |
| Lists of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Lists of Figures | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| ·Orientation of the Present Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Motivation for the Present Study | 第16-19页 |
| ·General Research Questions | 第19页 |
| ·An Overview of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-55页 |
| ·Language Attitude | 第21-28页 |
| ·Definition of Attitude | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Nature of Language Attitude | 第23-24页 |
| ·Determinants of Language Attitude | 第24-25页 |
| ·Measurement of Language Attitude | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Evaluative Dimensions of Language Attitude | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Relevant Madels of Second Language Learning | 第28-34页 |
| ·Gardner's Socio-educational Model | 第28-30页 |
| ·Schumann's Acculturation Model | 第30-31页 |
| ·Giles and Byrne's Intergroup Model | 第31-32页 |
| ·Clément's Social Context Model | 第32-33页 |
| ·Comments | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Relevant Relationship between Ethnolinguistic Vitality, Language Attitude, Cultural Attitude and Language behavior | 第34-43页 |
| ·Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Language Attitude | 第34-37页 |
| ·Ethnolinguistic Vitality | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Relationship between Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Language Attitude | 第36-37页 |
| ·Language Attitude and Cultural Attitude | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language and Culture | 第37-38页 |
| ·Views on Language and Culture in Second Language Acquisition Research | 第38-39页 |
| ·Language Attitude and Language Behavior | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Relationship between Attitude and Behavior | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language Attitude and Second Language Proficiency | 第40-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Attitudinal Research on American English and British English | 第43-54页 |
| ·The Studies in Europe | 第43-48页 |
| ·Dalton et al's Study in Austria | 第43-44页 |
| ·Ladegaard and Sachdev's Study in Denmark | 第44-46页 |
| ·Flaitz's Study in France | 第46-47页 |
| ·Gussenhoven's and Haagen's Studies in Netherlands | 第47页 |
| ·Bayard and Kirk's Study in Swede | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Studies outside Europe | 第48-51页 |
| ·Chiba's and Benson's Studies in Japan | 第48-49页 |
| ·Friedrich's Study in Brazil | 第49-50页 |
| ·Bayard et al's Research in New Zealand, Australia and U.S.A | 第50-51页 |
| ·Kirkpatdck and Xu's Research in China | 第51页 |
| ·Comments | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter 3 The Present Study | 第55-69页 |
| ·The Framework of the Present Study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Study 1 | 第56-62页 |
| ·Research Hypothesis | 第56页 |
| ·Subjects | 第56-58页 |
| ·Instrument | 第58-60页 |
| ·Procedures | 第60-62页 |
| ·Study2 | 第62-64页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses | 第62页 |
| ·Subjects | 第62页 |
| ·Instrument | 第62-64页 |
| ·Procedures | 第64页 |
| ·Study3 | 第64-67页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses | 第64页 |
| ·Subjects | 第64-65页 |
| ·Instrument | 第65-67页 |
| ·Procedures | 第67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Results | 第69-86页 |
| ·The Pre-test and Post-test Reliability | 第69-70页 |
| ·The Results from Study 1 | 第70-77页 |
| ·Descriptive Data of Study 1 | 第70-72页 |
| ·Factor Analysis of the Variables | 第72-74页 |
| ·Differences in the Ratings of the Three Accents on Power and Status, Social Attractiveness and Integrity Dimensions | 第74-76页 |
| ·Identifying the Nationality of Speakers | 第76-77页 |
| ·The Results from Study 2 | 第77-83页 |
| ·Self-reported Attitude toward American English and British English | 第77-78页 |
| ·Self-reported Attitude toward American Culture and British Culture | 第78页 |
| ·The Evaluation of American Culture and British Culture | 第78-81页 |
| ·The Relationship between Attitude toward American English and British English and Attitude toward American Culture and British Culture | 第81-83页 |
| ·The Results from Study 3 | 第83-86页 |
| ·The Actual Pronunciation of the Subjects | 第83-84页 |
| ·The Correlation between Language Attitude and Language Behavior | 第84-85页 |
| ·The Relationship between Self-reported Language Behavior and Actual Language Behavior | 第85-86页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusions | 第86-98页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第86-87页 |
| ·Chinese Learners' Attitude toward American English and British English | 第87-89页 |
| ·Attitude toward American Culture and British Culture and the Relationship between Language Attitude and Cultural Attitude | 第89-91页 |
| ·Language Attitude and Language Behavior | 第91-93页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第93-94页 |
| ·Implications for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning | 第94-96页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第96-98页 |
| Bibliography | 第98-107页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第107-115页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第115-116页 |
