| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| Lists of Tables and Figures | 第11-15页 |
| Introduction | 第12页 |
| Research Background | 第12页 |
| Research Questions | 第12-13页 |
| Objective and Significance of the Research | 第13页 |
| Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| 1.1 Previous Researches on Language Contact | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1.1 Language Contact | 第15-16页 |
| 1.1.2 Types of Language Contact | 第16-17页 |
| 1.1.3 Contact-induced Language Change | 第17-18页 |
| 1.1.4 Correlation of Language, Thought and Context of Culture | 第18页 |
| 1.1.5 Contact Between Chinese and English | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2 Previous Researches on the Use of OK | 第19-21页 |
| 1.2.1 Present State of the Use of OK | 第19-20页 |
| 1.2.2 Researches on OK as a Discourse Marker | 第20-21页 |
| 1.2.3 Sociolinguistic Perspective on Studies of OK | 第21页 |
| 1.3 Comments on the Previous Researches | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第23-28页 |
| 2.1 Language Variation | 第23页 |
| 2.2 Social Variables of Language Change | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Gender | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Age | 第25页 |
| 2.2.3 Social Class | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Spontaneous Speech Data for Linguistic Analysis | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第28-33页 |
| 3.1 Hypotheses | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Selection of Subjects | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Data Collecting | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3.1 Tape-Recording of Naturalistic Conversations | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.2 Observation of Daily Speech | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.3 Language Attitude Questionnaire Survey | 第31页 |
| 3.4 Data Processing | 第31-33页 |
| 3.4.1 Transcription of Speech Data | 第32页 |
| 3.4.2 Analysis of Speech Data by GoldVarb X | 第32页 |
| 3.4.3 Analysis of Questionnaires by Excel | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第33-48页 |
| 4.1 Distribution of the Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第33-40页 |
| 4.1.1 An Overall Distribution of the Use of Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Gender and the Use of Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Age and the Use of Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.4 Occupation and the Use of Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.5 Educational Level and the Use of Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 Multivariate Analysis | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 The Attitudinal Analysis towards the Use of OK | 第41-48页 |
| 4.3.1 Overall Attitude towards the Use of OK | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.2 Different Genders and Acceptance | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.3 Different Age Groups and Acceptance | 第44页 |
| 4.3.4 Different Attitudes of People with Different Occupations | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3.5 Different Attitudes of People with Different Educational Levels and Acceptance | 第46页 |
| 4.3.6 Ways to Hear or Get to Know the Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Causes for the Pragmatic Variation of OK and Implications from the Research | 第48-55页 |
| 5.1 Linguistic Causes for the Diffusion of Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第48-50页 |
| 5.1.1 Negative Transfer of Chinese | 第48-49页 |
| 5.1.2 Influence of Memetics | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2 Social Causes for the Diffusion of Pragmatic Variation of OK | 第50-52页 |
| 5.2.1 Social Environment | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.2 Social Psychology | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3 Implication from the Research | 第52-55页 |
| 5.3.1 Development Trend of the Pragmatic Variation of OK in China | 第53页 |
| 5.3.2 Globalization and Localization of English | 第53-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| Major Findings of the Study | 第55-56页 |
| Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第56-58页 |
| Works Cited | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix A: The Chinese Transcription of the Cited Examples of Pragmatic Variation of OK in Spoken Chinese | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix B: Coding for Each Factor Group | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix C: Samples of the Pragmatic Variation of OK in Chinese Context from the Excel Data File | 第65-69页 |
| Appendix D: Questionnaire | 第69-71页 |
| Informative Abstract in Chinese | 第71-74页 |
| Résumé and Publications since Entering the Program | 第74页 |
