| Acknowledgements | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract(English Version) | 第10-11页 |
| Abstract(Chinese Version) | 第11-12页 |
| Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| ·The background of the research | 第13-14页 |
| ·The general organization of the dissertation | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| ·Language learners as cultural beings | 第15页 |
| ·Studies on culture,language and thought | 第15-21页 |
| ·Present issue | 第21-22页 |
| ·Gao Yihong's 1+1>2 Foreign Language Learning Model | 第22-23页 |
| ·Bonny Norton's identity and investment model | 第23-24页 |
| ·What does critical applied linguistic imply? | 第24-26页 |
| ·Defining native culture | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第27-34页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第27-28页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第28-34页 |
| Chapter Four Hypothesis | 第34-37页 |
| ·Rationale | 第34页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Five Methodology | 第37-41页 |
| ·Methodological rationale | 第37-38页 |
| ·Interviews | 第38-39页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Six Findings and Discussions | 第41-57页 |
| ·Characteristics of the respondents | 第41-42页 |
| ·Positiveness and openness | 第41-42页 |
| ·A short description of Naxi phonetic symbol system | 第42-45页 |
| ·Learner difficulties caused by the native phonetic symbols | 第45-46页 |
| ·Theoretical background | 第46-51页 |
| ·Benjamin Lee Whorf's worldviews and cryptotypes | 第46-48页 |
| ·The implication of linguistic relativit | 第48-51页 |
| ·Word order and sentence pattern of Naxi Language | 第51-53页 |
| ·A survey of Naxi learners'thinking model | 第53-54页 |
| ·The advantages of Naxi learners in learning English | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·Concluding remarks | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-68页 |
| Appendices | 第68-71页 |
| Appendix 1: Interview questions on Naxi learners' and teaching faculty's reflections on their English language learning | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix 2: Questionnaire | 第69-71页 |
| Appendix 3: Sentence patterns of the Naxi Language and English Language in contrast | 第71页 |
