| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| List of Abbreviations Used in the Thesis | 第6-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Structure | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of Code-switching | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Code-switching | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Distinctions between Code-switching and Other Relevant Terms | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Code-switching both at Home and Abroad | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies Abroad | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.1.1 Theoretical Studies | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.1.2 Exemplifications | 第22页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies at Home | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Theoretical Studies | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Exemplifications | 第24页 |
| 2.3 Studies of Code-switching between Quanzhou Dialect and Putonghua | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-34页 |
| 3.1 Verschueren’s Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Key Features of Linguistic Adaptation in Language-using Process | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.2 Four Aspects of Linguistic Adaptation in Language-using Process | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2 Yu Guodong’s Linguistic Adaptation Model | 第29-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Adaptation to Linguistic Reality | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Adaptation to Social Conventions | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.3 Adaptation to Psychological Motivations | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第34-37页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.1 Data | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Research Questions | 第35页 |
| 4.2 Research Methodology | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3 Procedures of Data Collection and Analysis | 第36页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis and Results | 第37-68页 |
| 5.1 Linguistic Adaptation and Adaptability | 第37页 |
| 5.2 Code-switching as a Device of Linguistic Adaptation | 第37-67页 |
| 5.2.1 Code-switching as Adaptation to Linguistic Reality | 第38-45页 |
| 5.2.1.1 Filling Lexical Gaps | 第38-41页 |
| 5.2.1.2 Conforming to Linguistic Conventions | 第41-43页 |
| 5.2.1.3 Concerning Concepts between Different Regions | 第43-45页 |
| 5.2.2 Code-switching as Adaptation to Social Conventions | 第45-49页 |
| 5.2.3 Code-switching as Adaptation to Psychological Motivations | 第49-67页 |
| 5.2.3.1 As Face-saving Strategy | 第49-53页 |
| 5.2.3.2 As Humor-creating Strategy | 第53-56页 |
| 5.2.3.3 Code-switching As Emphatic Strategy | 第56-58页 |
| 5.2.3.4 As a Means of Repetition | 第58-64页 |
| 5.2.3.5 As a Way of Shortening Psychological Distance | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2.3.6 As Convenience-seeking Strategy | 第65-67页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第68-69页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Study | 第69-70页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Further Study | 第70-71页 |
| References | 第71-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74-75页 |
| Curriculum Vitae | 第75页 |
