| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research objectives and significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research content and method | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-35页 |
| ·Language Variation and the Orderly Heterogeneous Theory | 第14-24页 |
| ·Research of language variation | 第14-22页 |
| ·The Orderly Heterogeneous Theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Development of language variation | 第24-28页 |
| ·Theoretical study abroad | 第24-26页 |
| ·Researches in China | 第26-28页 |
| ·Classification of language variation | 第28-31页 |
| ·Social variation | 第28-30页 |
| ·Artistic variation | 第30-31页 |
| ·Researches on Fortress Besieged | 第31-35页 |
| ·Researches based on literature | 第32-33页 |
| ·Researches based on linguistics | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Internal Elements of Language Variation in Fortress Besieged | 第35-49页 |
| ·Lexical variation | 第35-40页 |
| ·Breaking the set-phrase by adding words | 第36-37页 |
| ·Bringing out new concept by substituting one word | 第37-39页 |
| ·Deviating the conventional semantic meaning | 第39-40页 |
| ·Phonological Variation | 第40-43页 |
| ·Sound borrowing | 第40-41页 |
| ·Transliteration | 第41-42页 |
| ·Use of homophony | 第42-43页 |
| ·Grammatical variation in Fortress Besieged | 第43-49页 |
| ·Change of the parts of speech | 第44-45页 |
| ·Abnormal collocation | 第45-46页 |
| ·Paradox rhetoric | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter 4 External Elements of Language Variation in Fortress Besiege | 第49-66页 |
| ·Influence of May 4th Movement on the language in Fortress Besieged | 第49-50页 |
| ·Psychology of language variation | 第50-53页 |
| ·Psychology of seeking curiosity and change | 第51页 |
| ·Psychology of avoiding vulgar language | 第51-52页 |
| ·Psychology of adaptation to the context | 第52-53页 |
| ·Social effect on Fang’s utterance | 第53-56页 |
| ·Social effect on Su’s utterance | 第56-57页 |
| ·Social effect on Zhao’s utterance | 第57-59页 |
| ·Violation of Grice’s Cooperative Principle | 第59-66页 |
| ·Violation of the Quality Maxims | 第60-61页 |
| ·Violation of Quantity Maxims | 第61-63页 |
| ·Violation of Manner Maxims | 第63-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Functions of Variation in Fortress Besieged | 第66-72页 |
| ·Smoothing interpersonal relationship | 第66-68页 |
| ·Bringing humor to readers | 第68-71页 |
| ·Satirizing the society | 第71-72页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
| Appendix | 第79-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80页 |