| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Rationale for the Research | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Research Status and Originality of This Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions and Scope | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Methods of the Thesis | 第14页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Brief Review of the Origin of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Origin in Early Stage | 第16页 |
| 2.2 Wilhelm von Humboldt(1762-1835) | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Franz Boas(1858-1942) | 第17页 |
| 2.4 Edward Sapir(1884-1939) | 第17-18页 |
| 2.5 Benjamin Lee Whorf(1897-1941) | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Dissemination of the Hypothesis in China | 第21-48页 |
| 3.1 Dissemination of the Hypothesis in China from 1949 to 1980 | 第21-23页 |
| 3.1.1 Historical Background | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Chinese Works on the Hypothesis | 第22-23页 |
| 3.2 Reintroducing the Hypothesis into China in 1980s and its FurtherDevelopment in China | 第23-45页 |
| 3.2.1 Historical Background | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2.2 Chinese Works on the Hypothesis from 1980 to 2000 | 第24-34页 |
| 3.2.3 Further Development of the Hypothesis in China after 2000 (2000included) | 第34-45页 |
| 3.3 Summarization | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation and Studies of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis inChina | 第48-89页 |
| 4.1 Whorf's Original Statement of the Hypothesis | 第48-65页 |
| 4.1.1 Core Content of the Hypothesis | 第48-56页 |
| 4.1.2 Grounds of Argument of the Hypothesis | 第56-61页 |
| 4.1.3 Research Methods of Whorf's Hypothesis | 第61-63页 |
| 4.1.4 Ultimate Goals of the Hypothesis | 第63-65页 |
| 4.2 Interpretation and Studies of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis in China before1980 s | 第65-74页 |
| 4.2.1 Contrasts between Whorf's Statement and Chinese Scholars'Interpretation before 1980s | 第66-69页 |
| 4.2.2 Contrasts between Studies in China and Those Abroad before 1980s | 第69-74页 |
| 4.3 Interpretation and Studies of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis in China after 1980s | 第74-89页 |
| 4.3.1 Contrasts between Whorf's Statement and Chinese Scholars'Interpretation after 1980s | 第74-83页 |
| 4.3.2 Contrasts between Studies in China and Those Abroad after 1980s | 第83-89页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第89-96页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings of the Interpretation and Studies of the Hypothesis in China | 第89-94页 |
| 5.2 Enlightenment and Deficiencies of This Thesis | 第94-96页 |
| References | 第96-108页 |
| Appendix | 第108-114页 |
