| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第1-19页 |
| ·AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET | 第11-14页 |
| ·DEFINITION OF NETSPEAK | 第14-18页 |
| ·ORGANIZATION OF THIS THESIS | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF NETSPEAK | 第19-45页 |
| ·LEXICAL FEATURES OF NETSPEAK | 第19-31页 |
| ·Application of Various Word-formation Methods | 第20-25页 |
| ·Old Expressions with New Meanings | 第25-28页 |
| ·Consideration of Pronunciations in Expressions | 第28-31页 |
| ·GRAMMATICAL FEATURES OF NETSPEAK | 第31-35页 |
| ·Violation of Grammatical Rules | 第32-33页 |
| ·Over-simplification of Sentence Structures | 第33-34页 |
| ·Reduplication of Letters or Characters | 第34-35页 |
| ·GRAPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF NETSPEAK | 第35-45页 |
| ·Varied Status of Capitalizations | 第35-36页 |
| ·Distinctive Spelling Practice | 第36-37页 |
| ·Peculiar Use of Punctuation Marks | 第37-39页 |
| ·Vivid and Meaningful Emoticons | 第39-45页 |
| CHAPTER 3 CAUSES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NETSPEAK | 第45-58页 |
| ·RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | 第45-46页 |
| ·BACKGROUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NETSPEAK | 第46-58页 |
| ·Social Background | 第46-47页 |
| ·Technological Foundation | 第47-58页 |
| ·Invention and Traits of Computer | 第47-49页 |
| ·Popularity and Features of the Internet | 第49-54页 |
| ·Special Personalities of Netizens | 第54-58页 |
| CHAPTER 4 INFLUENCE OF NETSPEAK AND ITS FUTURE | 第58-80页 |
| ·THE INFLUENCE OF NETSPEAK | 第58-62页 |
| ·On Daily Communication | 第58-60页 |
| ·On Other Mass Media | 第60-62页 |
| ·SOCIAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS NETSPEAK | 第62-66页 |
| ·Negative Attitude | 第62-65页 |
| ·Positive Attitude | 第65-66页 |
| ·PERSONAL VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF NETSPEAK | 第66-80页 |
| ·Netspeak Is a Language Variety | 第66-78页 |
| ·Netizens Form a Speech Community | 第67-75页 |
| ·Register Study on Netspeak | 第75-78页 |
| ·Netspeak is Multilingual | 第78-80页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第80-83页 |
| REFERENCE | 第83-87页 |
| APPENDICES | 第87-93页 |
| APPENDIX I | 第87-88页 |
| APPENDIX II SAMPLES OF NETSPEAK | 第88-93页 |
