| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 中文提要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One: Review of Relevant Cognitive Theories | 第13-22页 |
| 1 Perception and conception | 第13-17页 |
| 2 Vantage point in cognition | 第17-18页 |
| 3 Distinctions among vantage point、viewpoint、point of view and voice | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter Two: How Vantage Point Shifts in Term of Observer | 第22-31页 |
| 1 Its shift on the observed being man | 第22-28页 |
| 2 Its shift on the observed being objects and scenes | 第28-29页 |
| 3 Its shift on the observed being time and action state | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three: Applications | 第31-64页 |
| 1 Application to identify the point of view in some literal works | 第31-43页 |
| 2 Application to interpret postmodern works | 第43-51页 |
| 3 Application to judge verb tense and aspect | 第51-64页 |
| ·Vantage point and tense | 第51-56页 |
| ·Vantage point and aspect | 第56-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-67页 |
