| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-16页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第16-23页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2 Overall Research aim and Individual Research Objectives | 第18-20页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第20-22页 |
| 1.3.1 Theoretical Significance | 第20页 |
| 1.3.2 Practical Significance | 第20-22页 |
| 1.4 Structure | 第22-23页 |
| CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE | 第23-34页 |
| 2.1 Introduction to the Topic | 第23页 |
| 2.2 Definition | 第23-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Functional Diglossia | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2.1.1 Study Abroad | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1.2 Study at home | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Language Attitudes | 第27-32页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Study Abroad | 第27-31页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Study at home | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3 Language Attitudes towards Language Varieties in Diglossic Society | 第32-34页 |
| CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODS | 第34-42页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第34页 |
| 3.2 Research Strategy | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Framework for data Analysis | 第36-40页 |
| 3.4.1 Data Description | 第36-40页 |
| 3.4.2 Data Analysis and Synthesis | 第40页 |
| 3.5 Limitations and Potential Problems | 第40-42页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR FINDLINGS: DESCRIPTION, ANALYSIS AND SYNHESIS | 第42-71页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第42页 |
| 4.2 Description | 第42-62页 |
| 4.3 Analysis (Research Questions and Results) | 第62-67页 |
| 4.3.1 What is the Relationship between Parental Language Attitudes andTheir Children’s Language Proficiency? | 第62-63页 |
| 4.3.2 What is the Relationship between Parents’ Language use and Their Attitudes towards Language Education (Especially Education of theRegional dialect)? | 第63-64页 |
| 4.3.3 What are Their Opinions towards the Declining Trend of GuanzhongDialect and the Necessity for Protection? | 第64-66页 |
| 4.3.4 Is there any Difference between the Younger and Elder Generations of Parents in their Language Attitudes towards the two Language Varieties? | 第66-67页 |
| 4.4 Synthesis with Theories and Literature | 第67-71页 |
| 4.4.1 Functional Diglossia and Language Attitudes | 第67-69页 |
| 4.4.2 Parental Attitudes | 第69-71页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第71-75页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第71页 |
| 5.2 Research Objectives | 第71页 |
| 5.3 Summary of Findings and Conclusions | 第71-73页 |
| 5.4 Limitations and Recommendations | 第73页 |
| 5.5 Self-reflection | 第73-75页 |
| NOTE | 第75-76页 |
| REFERENCES | 第76-80页 |
| APPENDIX | 第80-83页 |
