| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Introductory Remarks | 第9页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Methodology of the Study | 第10页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-17页 |
| ·Relevant Journalistic Literature | 第12-13页 |
| ·Relevant Sociolinguistic Literature | 第13-15页 |
| ·Limitations of Previous Studies | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第17-23页 |
| ·Making Choices | 第17-18页 |
| ·Three Features of Language Use | 第18-19页 |
| ·Variability | 第18页 |
| ·Negotiability | 第18-19页 |
| ·Adaptability | 第19页 |
| ·Adaptability Analyzed from Four Angles | 第19-21页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第19-20页 |
| ·Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第20页 |
| ·Dynamics of Adaptability | 第20页 |
| ·Salience of the Adaptation Process | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Deficiencies of Adaptation Theory | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Four Adaptations in Dialectal News Programs | 第23-48页 |
| ·Linguistic Realizations of News in Dialect | 第23-30页 |
| ·The Preference for the Use of Onomatopoeic Expressions | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Conversion of Idiomatic Expressions into Plain Language | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Repetition of Expressions with the Same Meanings | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Use of Local Vocabulary | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Preference to Use Questions in News Lead | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Frequent Use of Emotive or Exclamatory Words | 第29-30页 |
| ·Variability, Negotiability, and Adaptability Applied to the Language of Dialectal News | 第30-33页 |
| ·Variability in News in Dialect | 第30-31页 |
| ·Negotiability of News in Dialect | 第31-32页 |
| ·Adaptability of News in Dialect | 第32-33页 |
| ·Adapting to the Three Worlds | 第33-40页 |
| ·Adapting to the Mental World | 第33-36页 |
| ·Adapting to the Social World | 第36-38页 |
| ·Adapting to the Physical World | 第38-40页 |
| ·Adaptive Failure | 第40-48页 |
| ·Adaptive Failure in Terms of Linguistic Choice | 第41-44页 |
| ·Adaptive Failure in Terms of Audience Circle | 第44-45页 |
| ·Adaptive Failure in Terms of News Contents | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five Pragmatic Functions of Using Dialect in Newscast | 第48-54页 |
| ·The Definition of Pragmatic Function | 第48页 |
| ·Shortening the Pragmatic Distance | 第48-49页 |
| ·Enhancing the Communicative Efficiency | 第49-51页 |
| ·Transmitting Social and Cultural Information and Additional Messages | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Linguistic Features of Dialectal News Programs | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Interpretative Power of AT in Dialectal News Programs | 第55页 |
| ·Adaptive Failure of Dialectal News Programs | 第55页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Functions of Dialectal News Programs | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Thesis | 第56-57页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
