| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One: Puxian Dialect | 第9-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies | 第11-12页 |
| ·Introduction to Puxian Dialect | 第12-16页 |
| ·Phonetic System | 第13-15页 |
| ·Distinctive Features | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two: The Origin and Development of Puxian Dialect | 第16-30页 |
| ·Origin from Ancient Chinese | 第17-19页 |
| ·Hokkien as Base and Influence from East Min Dialect | 第19-25页 |
| ·Two Tiers of Pronunciation: Literary and Colloquial | 第19-21页 |
| ·Plosive Onset Nasalization and Onset Manner Assimilation in Connected Discourse | 第21-25页 |
| ·Self-Motivated Changes in Puxian Dialect | 第25-30页 |
| ·Coda Consonants [- ] and [-p, -t, -k, - ] | 第25-28页 |
| ·Fricative Change: [ ] [s] | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three: OT Explanation for Language Changes in Puxian Dialect | 第30-45页 |
| ·OT in Devoicing, Onset Manner Assimilation | 第31-36页 |
| ·Reduplication in Puxian dialect | 第36-42页 |
| ·OT in Fricative Change | 第42-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Transcription of Puxian Dialect | 第47-49页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) | 第49页 |
| References | 第49-52页 |
