| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Linguistic Descriptions of The Scarlet Letter | 第14-27页 |
| ·Model: A Checklist of Linguistic Features Proposed by Leech and Short | 第14-15页 |
| ·A Literary Stylistic Approach to The Scarlet Letter | 第15-25页 |
| ·Choking Atmosphere in The Prison-Door | 第15-19页 |
| ·Brief Relaxation in The Pastor and His Parishioner | 第19-23页 |
| ·Enlivened Surroundings in The New England Holiday | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Two Thought Presentation in The Scarlet Letter | 第27-34页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Thought Presentation | 第27-29页 |
| ·Categorization of Though Presentation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Representations of Modes of Thought presentation in The Scarlet Letter | 第30-33页 |
| ·Veneration from Parishioners | 第30-31页 |
| ·Revenge from Chillingworth | 第31-32页 |
| ·Love and Sympathy from Hester | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three Dimmesdale’s Mind Style in The Scarlet Letter | 第34-57页 |
| ·Definition and Categories of Mind Style | 第34-38页 |
| ·Analytical Approaches | 第38-41页 |
| ·Linguistic Analysis of Dimmesdale’s Mind Style | 第41-51页 |
| ·Self-denial in The Recognition | 第41-45页 |
| ·Suppressed Acknowledgement in The Elf-Child and the Minister | 第45-47页 |
| ·Public Confession in The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter | 第47-51页 |
| ·Cognitive analyses of Dimmesdale’s mind style | 第51-55页 |
| ·Metaphor by Color | 第52-53页 |
| ·Metaphor by Plant/Animal | 第53-54页 |
| ·Metaphor by Physical Responses | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| References | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix | 第62-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
