| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions and Methodology | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Organization of this Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-31页 |
| 2.1 Relevant Studies of Semiotics | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.1 An Overview of Semiotics | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Applications of Semiotics | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Don DeLillo and His White Noise | 第22-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Don DeLillo | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on White Noise | 第26-31页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第31-39页 |
| 3.1 Morris's Semiotics in Literature | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Five Elements of Signs in Morris's Semiotics | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Three Levels of Morris's Semiotics | 第34-39页 |
| 3.3.1 Syntactic Level | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Semantic Level | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3.3 Pragmatic Level | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four MORRIS'S SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF LINGUISTIC SIGNS IN WHITE NOISE | 第39-67页 |
| 4.1 White Noise | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 Syntactic Level | 第40-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Application of Sign Chains | 第41-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Combinations of Different Signs | 第46-50页 |
| 4.3 Semantic Level-Sliding between Truth and Fiction | 第50-58页 |
| 4.3.1 Anchoring Signs in True Fiction | 第50-53页 |
| 4.3.2 Objective Signs in Fictional Truth | 第53-56页 |
| 4.3.3 Vague Signs between Truth and Fiction | 第56-58页 |
| 4.4 Pragmatic Level | 第58-63页 |
| 4.4.1 Analysis of Signs Based on Reader's Reception | 第59-61页 |
| 4.4.2 Analysis of Signs Based on Cultural Context | 第61-63页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第67-71页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第68-71页 |
| REFERENCES | 第71-75页 |
| PUBISHED PAPERS | 第75页 |
