声明
ABSTRACT
摘要
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Brief Introduction to Internet and Netspeak
1.2 Definitions of the Key Terms in the Thesis
1.2.1 Netspeak
1.2.2 Synchronous and asynchronous situation
1.2.3 Chatrooms
1.3 Theoretical Framework
1.4 Research Objectives
1.5 An Overview of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 The Relevant Studies on Netspeak
2.1.1 Netspeak studies abroad
2.1.2 Netspeak studies in China
2.2 Halliday's Register Theory
2.3 Summary and Evaluation
Chapter Three RESEARCH DESIGN
3.1 Data Collection and Methodology
3.2 Data Analysis
Chapter Four REGISTER FEATURES OF NETSPEAK IN CHATROOMS
4.1 Netspeak is a Language Variety
4.2 The Register Features of Netspeak in Chatrooms
4.2.1 Field of discourse
4.2.2 Mode of discourse
4.2.3 Tenor of discourse
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
WORKS CITED
Appendix Ⅰ
Appendix Ⅱ
