| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework and Literature Review | 第16-23页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Framework | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Origin of Principle of Least Effort | 第16页 |
| 2.1.2 Zipf's Word Frequency Study | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Principle of Least Effort of Language | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Literature Review | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies at Home | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Penetration of English Acronyms into Chinese | 第23-35页 |
| 3.1 History and Development of English Acronyms into Chinese | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2 Reasons for the Penetration of English Acronyms | 第25-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Internal Reasons | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.2 External Reasons | 第26-31页 |
| 3.3 The Classifications of English Acronyms into Chinese | 第31-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Classification by Content | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Classification by Forms | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Advantages of English Acronyms into Chinese | 第35-47页 |
| 4.1 Conspicuity | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 Communication Smoothness | 第36-37页 |
| 4.3 Pragmatic Value | 第37-40页 |
| 4.4 Effects of Figure of Speech | 第40-42页 |
| 4.5 Compatibility of Chinese Characters | 第42-44页 |
| 4.6 Contact Value | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Conflicts Caused by English Acronyms into Chinese | 第47-52页 |
| 5.1 Impurity of Chinese Language by English Acronyms | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2 Ambiguity by English Acronyms | 第48-49页 |
| 5.3 Informality by English Acronyms | 第49-51页 |
| 5.4 Inconvenience in Communication | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter 6 Proposals on Regularities of Using English Acronyms into Chinese | 第52-69页 |
| 6.1 Objectivity and Compliance with Mainstream | 第53-55页 |
| 6.2 Perfected Translation of English Abbreviations into Chinese | 第55-58页 |
| 6.3 Limitations in Usage | 第58-61页 |
| 6.3.1 Avoidance of Ambiguity | 第59-60页 |
| 6.3.2 Prohibition on Certain Occasions | 第60-61页 |
| 6.4 Generalization Strategy | 第61-62页 |
| 6.5 Assimilation Strategy | 第62-63页 |
| 6.6 Simplification Strategy | 第63-64页 |
| 6.7 Suggested Usage of Chinese Abbreviations | 第64-65页 |
| 6.8 Establishment of Corpus for English Acronyms | 第65-66页 |
| 6.9 Establishment of Legal Regulations for English Acronyms | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| 7.1 Findings of Research | 第69-70页 |
| 7.2 Implication of Research | 第70页 |
| 7.3 Limitations and Suggestions Strategy | 第70-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-81页 |
| Paper Published During the Study for M.A.Degree | 第81页 |
