| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Iconic Aspect of Linguistic Signs | 第14-24页 |
| 1. Definition and Classification of Iconicity | 第14-17页 |
| 2. Debates over Arbitrariness and Iconicity | 第17-18页 |
| 3. Saussure’s View on Arbitrariness | 第18-20页 |
| 4. Analysis of Iconicity and Arbitrariness from the Perspective of System Dialectic | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Theory of Adaptation | 第24-30页 |
| 1. Brief Introduction to the Theory of Adaptation | 第24-25页 |
| 2. Adaption Theory as a Perspective on Language | 第25-26页 |
| 3. Key Notions of the Adaptation Theory | 第26-28页 |
| 4. Four Angles of Investigation | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Four Angles of Investigation Applied to Iconicity | 第30-52页 |
| 1. Contextual Correlates of Adaptability and Iconicity | 第30-38页 |
| 2. Structural Objects of Adaptability and Iconicity | 第38-46页 |
| 3. Dynamics of Adaptability and Iconicity | 第46-48页 |
| 4. Salience of the Adaptation Processes and Iconicity | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Functions of Adaptational Analysis of Linguistic Iconicity | 第52-72页 |
| 1. On Second Language Teaching | 第52-60页 |
| 2. On Translation Theory and Application | 第60-72页 |
| Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-79页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表论文以及参加科研情况 | 第79-80页 |
