| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One The controversial attitudes towards language change | 第14-24页 |
| 1．1 Types of language change | 第15-16页 |
| 1．2 The sociolinguistic reasons for language change | 第16-18页 |
| 1．3 Different attitude towards language change | 第18-20页 |
| 1．4 Language change and media | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Two The main linguistic features of Internet language | 第24-45页 |
| 2．1 The Internet-an electronic network based on the computer | 第24-27页 |
| 2．2 A brief analysis on the terms and definitions about the language on the Internet | 第27-28页 |
| 2．3 A brief introduction to the classification of the language on the Internet | 第28-32页 |
| 2．4 Linguistic features of Internet language | 第32-40页 |
| 2．5 A brief introduction to Internet language in China | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter Three The main linguistic features of electronic mail Language | 第45-63页 |
| 3．1 The structural elements of e-mails | 第45-46页 |
| 3．2 The opening and closing in e-mails | 第46-49页 |
| 3．3 E-mail language: standard or not | 第49-51页 |
| 3．4 The conversational styles of e-mails | 第51-54页 |
| 3．5 Code-mixing in e-mails | 第54-55页 |
| 3．6 Gender differences in e-mail communication | 第55-60页 |
| 3．7 Netiquette | 第60-63页 |
| Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Notes | 第65-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix I | 第70-73页 |
| Appendix II | 第73-77页 |
