| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Project | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter One Previous Studies on Language Contact and the Contact Between Hengyang Dialect and Putonghua | 第16-29页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Language Contact | 第16-24页 |
| ·The Linguistic Situation of the World | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Variationist Viewpoint of Language Contact | 第17-19页 |
| ·Contact-induced Language Changes | 第19-21页 |
| ·Social Variables of Language | 第21-24页 |
| ·Previous Researches on the Contact Between Hengyang Dialect andPutonghua | 第24-27页 |
| ·Current Language Situation in Hengyang | 第24-25页 |
| ·Variation of Vocabulary in Hengyang Dialect | 第25-26页 |
| ·Influence of Putonghua on Hengyang Dialect | 第26-27页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Researches | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two Research Methodology | 第29-34页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第29页 |
| ·Research Subjects | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第30-32页 |
| ·Observation | 第31页 |
| ·Tape-recorded Interviews | 第31-32页 |
| ·Text Reading in Dialect | 第32页 |
| ·Data Processing | 第32-34页 |
| ·Transcription of the Speech Data | 第32-33页 |
| ·Distributional and Multivariate Analysis of the Recorded Speech Data | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three Results and Discussion | 第34-54页 |
| ·The Linguistic Variables of Lexical Variation | 第34-43页 |
| ·Overall Pattern of Lexical Variation | 第34-35页 |
| ·Variation in Lexical Pronunciation towards Putonghua | 第35-37页 |
| ·Variation in Address Form of Daily Stuff | 第37-39页 |
| ·Variation in Daily Spoken Language | 第39-40页 |
| ·Variation in Trait Characteristics of Things and Human | 第40-43页 |
| ·Extralinguistic Variables of Lexical Variation | 第43-47页 |
| ·Gender | 第43-44页 |
| ·Difference of Educational Background | 第44-45页 |
| ·Difference of Occupation | 第45-46页 |
| ·Occasion | 第46-47页 |
| ·Multivariate Analysis | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Causes for the Variation Between Hengyang Dialect and Putonghua | 第49-52页 |
| ·Internal Factor of Language | 第49-50页 |
| ·External Influence of Language | 第50-52页 |
| ·Forecast of the Trend of Hengyang Dialect Development | 第52-54页 |
| ·Irresistible Dialect Development Trend | 第52-53页 |
| ·Future of Local Dialect | 第53-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Notes | 第56-57页 |
| Works Cited | 第57-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60-62页 |
| Appendix A: Reading Materials | 第62-65页 |
| Appendix B: Comparison Table of Lexical Variation Cited with Putonghua in Chinese | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix C: The Examples from the Excel Database of the Lexical Variation | 第67-69页 |
| Appendix D: Coding for Each Factor Group | 第69-70页 |
| Informative Abstract in Chinese | 第70-73页 |
| Résumé and Publications since Entering the Program | 第73页 |
