| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 2 Research Background and Literature Review | 第9-16页 |
| 2.1 On Life of Pi | 第9-10页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Onomatopoeia | 第10-16页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on English Onomatopoeia | 第10-12页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Japanese Onomatopoeia | 第12-14页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies on Chinese Onomatopoeia | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第16-23页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Onomatopoeia | 第16-21页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of English Onomatopoeia | 第18-19页 |
| 3.1.2 Definition of Japanese Onomatopoeia | 第19-20页 |
| 3.1.3 Definition of Chinese Onomatopoeia | 第20-21页 |
| 3.2 Methodology | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 4 Comparison of Onomatopoetic Words in English, Japanese and Chinese | 第23-46页 |
| 4.1 On Structural Forms | 第23-29页 |
| 4.1.1 Structural Forms of English onomatopoeia | 第23-24页 |
| 4.1.2 Structural Forms of Japanese onomatopoeia | 第24-26页 |
| 4.1.3 Structural Forms of Chinese onomatopoeia | 第26-28页 |
| 4.1.4 Comparison of Onomatopoeia's Structural Forms in English, Japanese and Chinese | 第28-29页 |
| 4.2 On Syntactic Functions | 第29-35页 |
| 4.2.1 Syntactic Function of English Onomatopoeia | 第29-31页 |
| 4.2.2 Syntactic Function of Japanese Onomatopoeia | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2.3 Syntactic Function of Chinese Onomatopoeia | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2.4 Comparison of Onomatopoeia's Syntactic Function in English,Japanese and Chinese | 第34-35页 |
| 4.3 On Semantic Features | 第35-41页 |
| 4.3.1 Meaning of English Onomatopoeia | 第36-37页 |
| 4.3.2 Meaning of Japanese Onomatopoeis | 第37-38页 |
| 4.3.3 Meaning of Chinese Onomatopoeia | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3.4 Comparison of Onomatopoeia's Meaning in English, Japanese and Chinese | 第39-41页 |
| 4.4 On Translation Methods | 第41-46页 |
| 4.4.1 Chineseand and Japanese translation of onomatopoeia in English | 第41-43页 |
| 4.4.2 Chineseand and Japanese translation of non-onomatopoeia in English40 | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第46-47页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第47-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-49页 |
