| ABSTRACT | 第1-11页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| List of Figures | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Statement of Problem | 第15-16页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Purpose and Method of the Study | 第17页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第20页 |
| ·Definitions of Letter Words | 第20-21页 |
| ·Classifications of Letter Words | 第21-22页 |
| ·Historical Development of Use of Letter Words | 第22-24页 |
| ·Letter Words Used in Vernacular Chinese around May Fourth Movement | 第22-23页 |
| ·Letter Words Used in Chinese since the Reform and Opening up | 第23-24页 |
| ·Factors Affect Formation of Letter Words | 第24-29页 |
| ·The Internal Factors | 第24-27页 |
| ·The External Factors | 第27-29页 |
| ·Approaches to Studies of Letter Words | 第29-30页 |
| ·Issues Concerning the Use of Letter Words | 第30-34页 |
| ·Different Attitudes towards Letter Words | 第30-31页 |
| ·Standards for Use of Letter Words | 第31-33页 |
| ·Incorporation of Letter Words into Dictionaries | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research Gaps and Research Questions | 第34-35页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第36-40页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·Participants | 第36页 |
| ·Sources of Data | 第36-38页 |
| ·Newspaper | 第36-37页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第39页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第40-61页 |
| ·Introduction | 第40页 |
| ·Morphological Features | 第40-42页 |
| ·An Overview of Letter Words in Chinese Text | 第42-44页 |
| ·An Overview of Letter Words in Oriental Morning Post | 第42-43页 |
| ·An Overview of Letter Words in China Youth Daily | 第43-44页 |
| ·A Comparative Analysis of Oriental Morning Post and China Youth Daily | 第44页 |
| ·Letter Words' Frequency | 第44-51页 |
| ·Letter Words' Frequency in Oriental Morning Post | 第44-46页 |
| ·Letter Words' Frequency in China Youth Daily | 第46-47页 |
| ·A Comparative Analysis of Letter Words' Frequency in Oriental MorningPost and China Youth Daily | 第47-48页 |
| ·Use of One-time Letter Words | 第48-49页 |
| ·High Frequency Letter Words | 第49-51页 |
| ·Use Domain of Letter Words | 第51-53页 |
| ·Attitudes towards Letter Words | 第53-60页 |
| ·General Attitude | 第53-55页 |
| ·Sub-Indicators of Attitude | 第55-57页 |
| ·Specialty and Attitudes towards Use of Letter Words | 第57-58页 |
| ·Gender and Attitudes towards Use of Letter Words | 第58-59页 |
| ·Grade and Attitudes towards Use of Letter Words | 第59-60页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter Five Implications | 第61-71页 |
| ·Introduction | 第61页 |
| ·Standardization of Letter Word Use | 第61-66页 |
| ·The Principles of Letter Word Standardization | 第62-64页 |
| ·The Principle of Necessity | 第62页 |
| ·The Principle of Generality | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Principle of Clarity | 第63-64页 |
| ·The Principle of Dynamics | 第64页 |
| ·Methods of Letter Word Standardization | 第64-66页 |
| ·Pronunciation Standardization | 第64-65页 |
| ·Word Form Standardization | 第65-66页 |
| ·The Incorporation of Letter Words into Dictionaries | 第66-70页 |
| ·The Fundamental Principle | 第67-68页 |
| ·The General Principle | 第68-69页 |
| ·The Arrangement of Letter Words in Dictionaries | 第69-70页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第70-71页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第73页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ The Questionnaire | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Letter Words Used in Oriental Morning Post | 第79-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Letter Words Used in China Youth Daily | 第85-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89-90页 |
| Publications | 第90-91页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第91页 |
