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Acknowledgements
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of this research
1.2 Aim and purpose of the study
Chapter Two Origin of the Principle of Linguistic Relativity
2.1 Origin of the principle of linguistics relativity
2.1.1 Wilhelm von Humboldt
2.1.2 Franz Boas
2.1.3 Edward Sapir
2.2 Benjamin Lee Whorf and the principle
2.2.1 Benjamin Lee Whorf
2.2.2 The linguistic relativity principle
Chapter Three Review on the Echo Researches of the Principle
3.1 Introduction of the echo researches in Western countries
3.2 Empirical researches of the principle
3.2.1 Lexical categories
3.2.2 Grammatical categories
3.2.3 Cognitive linguistics categories
3.3 Other researches
3.4 Review on researches from the perspective of CDA
3.4.1 The theory of CDA
3.4.2 CDA and text analysis
3.4.3 Historic and academic context of empirical research
3.4.4 Intertextuality and presupposition analysis of the researches
Chapter Four Interpretation of the Principle
4.1 Preferable approaches to the principle
4.1.1 The notion of"the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis" misused
4.1.2 Holistic view of the principle
4.2 Analysis of Whorf's linguistic relativity principle
4.2.1 Whorf' reasoning of the principle
4.2.2 Whorf's cross culture intention
4.2.3 Whorf's relativity interwoven with universality
4.3 The contribution of the principle in constituting the world
4.3.1 The emergence of the discussion of the validity of the experiments on the principle
4.3.2 The application of Whorf linguistic relativity principle in some newly developed subjects
4.3.3 The application of the principle in foreign language teaching
Chapter Five Conclusion
Bibliography
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