| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Purposes | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Research Methods | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-25页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Children | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Brief Introduction to Picturebooks | 第17-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Picturebooks | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Types of Picturebooks | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 The Study on Picturebooks | 第20-25页 |
| 2.3.1 The Study Abroad | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3.2 The Study at Home | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第25-41页 |
| 3.1 Narrative Rhetorical Criticism | 第26-30页 |
| 3.1.1 Narrative Criticism | 第26-28页 |
| 3.1.2 Narrative Paradigm of Children's Picturebooks | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2 Construction of Narrative Rhetorical Criticism of Children's Picturebooks | 第30-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Rhetorical Situation | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Rhetorical Purposes | 第32-37页 |
| 3.2.3 Rhetorical Narrative Criticism | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis | 第41-83页 |
| 4.1 Narrative Elements Analysis of Children's Picturebooks | 第41-47页 |
| 4.1.1 Key Narrative Elements of Children's Picturebooks | 第42-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Relation between Narrative Elements of Children's Picturebooks | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2 Narrative Structure Analysis of Children's Picturebooks | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Theories on Narrative Structure | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Narrative Structure Analysis of Children's Picturebooks | 第49-51页 |
| 4.3 Narrative Signs Analysis of Children's Picturebooks | 第51-83页 |
| 4.3.1 Characteristics of Verbal Texts in Children's Picturebooks | 第51-62页 |
| 4.3.2 Characteristics of Visual Texts in Children's Picturebooks | 第62-78页 |
| 4.3.3 Relationships between Verbal texts and Visual texts | 第78-83页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第83-86页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第83-85页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Implications | 第85-86页 |
| Bibliography | 第86-91页 |
| Appendix | 第91-93页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M.A.Degree | 第93页 |
