| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Backgrounds of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Purpose and the Significance of the Study | 第12页 |
| ·The Structure of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第14-22页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Enlightenment from the Literature Review | 第17-20页 |
| ·Theoretic Framework | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 African American Black English and the History of African Americans | 第22-29页 |
| ·Slave Trade and the Origin of AAVE | 第22-23页 |
| ·Slave Liberation Movements and the Development of AAVE | 第23-25页 |
| ·Black Civil Rights Movement and the Establishment of AAVE | 第25-27页 |
| ·African Americans and AAVE in 21~(st) Century | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 4 The Divergence Controversy | 第29-36页 |
| ·The Divergence Hypothesis | 第29-31页 |
| ·Evidence for Divergence | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Three Major Social Factors of the Divergent Trend of AAVE | 第32-34页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Three Social Factors of the Divergent Trend of AAVE | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 5 Three Realistic Situations of AAVE in 21~(st) Century | 第36-47页 |
| ·AAVE as a Minority Language | 第36-40页 |
| ·The Definition of the Minority Languages | 第36-37页 |
| ·Disadvantages Suffered by Minority Language Speakers | 第37-40页 |
| ·African Americans’Attitudes towards AAVE | 第40-43页 |
| ·The Attitudes of American Government towards AAVE and its Policies | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 6 Language Maintenance and AAVE | 第47-51页 |
| ·Language Maintenance | 第47页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Possibility of AAVE’s Maintenance | 第47-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·The Summary of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Suggestion for African Americans | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-59页 |
| Appendix: 作者攻读硕士学位期间发表论文及科研情况 | 第59-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
