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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 The object of the present research
1.2 The rationale of the research
1.3 Problems unsolved in the existing studies
1.4 The objective of the study
1.5 Notes on methodology and data collection
1.6 Outline of the thesis
Chapter Two A Review of the Relevant Literature
2.1 Studies on the Wutai Dialect at home and abroad
2.2 The definition of the Wutai dialect in this research
2.3 The preceding study on Sound of the Wutai dialect
2.4 The preceding study on vocabulary of the Wutai dialect
2.5 Achievements and limitations of the past researches
2.6 The present study
Chapter Three Description of the Conceptual Framework
3.1 Introduction
3.2 A brief introduction of sociolinguistics
3.3 A brief introduction of macro-sociolinguistics
3.3.1 Language planning
3.3.2 Language change
Chapter Four A Statistical Analysis
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Analysis of the vocabulary change from different angles
4.2.1 Analysis from the point of view of vocabulary use
4.2.2 Research into the vocabulary in terms of the distribution according to meaning
4.2.3 Contrasting vocabulary change in three generations
4.3 Exploration and analysis of the vocabulary change
4.3.1 The social factors causing vocabulary change
4.3.2 Personal factors causing vocabulary change
4.3.3 General tendency of vocabulary change
4.4 summary
Chapter Five The Reasons for the Wutai Dialect to Approach Mandarin
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The factors causing the Wutai dialect to approach mandarin
5.2.1 The popularization of mandarin
5.2.2 The mandarin speaking environment fostered by state language policy
5.2.3 The speeding-up of social development
5.2.4 School education
5.2.5 Increase of migrate workers to cites
5.2.6 Influence of the mass media
5.2.7 Sense of inferiority in being a countryman
5.2.8 Influence of non-agricultural registered residence families
Chapter Six Conclusion and Limitations
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Major findings
6.2.1 A starting point for the analysis of the Wutai dialect
6.2.2 A special exploration of the reasons for the vocabulary change
6.3 Limitations
6.4 Suggestions for future research
Bibliography
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