| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Introduction | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research objectives and significance | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| ·previous studies on post 80s generation | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition and characteristics of post 80s generation | 第15-16页 |
| ·Previous studies on post 80s generation | 第16-17页 |
| ·Previous studies on marital attitudes | 第17-20页 |
| ·Related studies at home | 第17-19页 |
| ·Related studies abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·Relevant theories on marriage view | 第20-24页 |
| ·Definition of marriage view | 第20-21页 |
| ·Four important theories on choosing spouses | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoritical Framework for the Present Study | 第24-29页 |
| ·Brief introduction of meme | 第24-25页 |
| ·Origin of meme | 第24-25页 |
| ·Features of meme | 第25页 |
| ·The lifecycle of meme | 第25-26页 |
| ·Definitions of "Host" and "Vector" | 第26页 |
| ·The lifecycle of memes | 第26页 |
| ·The Relationship between Meme and Language | 第26-27页 |
| ·Language:the principle medium to spread memes | 第26-27页 |
| ·Memes' influences on the vitality of language | 第27页 |
| ·Previous studies of memetics | 第27-29页 |
| ·Memetic study at home | 第27-28页 |
| ·Memetic study abroad | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Marital Words of the 80' Generation | 第29-45页 |
| ·Evolvement of the marital word from 1950s till now | 第29-31页 |
| ·Key words reflecting people's marital view from 1950s till now | 第29-30页 |
| ·Reasons of the marital word changes | 第30-31页 |
| ·Marital catchwords of 1980' generation | 第31-37页 |
| ·Words related to"剩女" | 第31-32页 |
| ·Words related to"XX男,XX女" | 第32-34页 |
| ·Words related to"X婚" | 第34-36页 |
| ·Words related to"X恋" | 第36-37页 |
| ·Other popular marital words of 80's generation | 第37页 |
| ·Features of 1980' generation's marriage attitudes | 第37-40页 |
| ·Attaching importance to personality and characters | 第38页 |
| ·Laying stress on career | 第38-39页 |
| ·Paying attention to economic status | 第39-40页 |
| ·Causes of marital words today | 第40-45页 |
| ·Memetic explanation of marital catchwords | 第40-42页 |
| ·Prediction of the fate of these marital catch-phrases | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-48页 |
