| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to the Netspeak | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Data Collection of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-21页 |
| ·Relevant Information about Netspeak | 第15-16页 |
| ·Present Studies of Netspeak | 第16-21页 |
| ·Netspeak Studies Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| ·Netspeak Studies in China | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Background | 第21-26页 |
| ·Birth of Economy Principle | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Economy Principle in Pragmatics | 第22-24页 |
| ·Development of Economy Principle in China | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 4 Exemplifying the Economy of Netspeak | 第26-36页 |
| ·Economy at the Phonological Level | 第26-27页 |
| ·Economy at the Lexicon Level | 第27-30页 |
| ·Common Use of Acronyms | 第27-28页 |
| ·Abundant Use of Clipping | 第28-29页 |
| ·Frequent Use of Homophones | 第29-30页 |
| ·Economy at the Syntactic Level | 第30-32页 |
| ·Preference of Short and Simple Sentences | 第30-31页 |
| ·Common Use of Elliptical and Incomplete Sentence | 第31-32页 |
| ·Economy at the Graphological Level | 第32-36页 |
| ·Reduced Use of Capitalizations | 第32页 |
| ·Peculiar Use of Punctuations | 第32-34页 |
| ·Frequent Use of Emoticons | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 5 Motives of the Economy of Netspeak | 第36-43页 |
| ·The Motives of the Economy of Language | 第36-39页 |
| ·Rapid Information Transmission | 第36-37页 |
| ·Result of Logical Thinking | 第37页 |
| ·Result of People’s Laziness | 第37-38页 |
| ·Rhetoric Necessity | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Motives of Economy of Netspeak | 第39-43页 |
| ·Requirement of the High-speed Information Transmission on Internet | 第39-40页 |
| ·Randomness of Netspeak | 第40-41页 |
| ·Typing Convenience | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 6 Influence of the Economy of Netspeak | 第43-48页 |
| ·Positive Influence | 第43-44页 |
| ·Negative Influence | 第44-45页 |
| ·Personal Views on the Economy of Netspeak | 第45-48页 |
| ·Economy of Netspeak as a Reflection of Language Change | 第45-46页 |
| ·Balance between Economy and Clarity | 第46页 |
| ·Netiquette as Necessary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第48-49页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第49页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
| Appendix I Emoticons in Netspeak | 第53-55页 |
| Appendix II Acronyms in Netspeak | 第55-57页 |
| Appendix III Numbers in Netspeak | 第57-59页 |
