| Acknowledgements | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract in English | 第10页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Research Motivation and Significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework and Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 Stylistics | 第15-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Style | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of Stylistics | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 History and Development of Stylistics | 第17-20页 |
| 2.2 Stylometry | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Stylometry | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Development of Stylometry | 第21-24页 |
| 2.3 Biber’s Multidimensional Analysis | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Color Purple | 第25-29页 |
| 2.4.1 Previous Study on Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4.2 Previous Study on The Color Purple | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4.3 Previous Comparative Study on Their Eyes Were Watching Godand The Color Purple | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Data Collection and Methodology | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1 Text Digitization and Corpus Building | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Tools Used for Data Analysis | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第31-60页 |
| 4.1 Paragraphing | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2 Punctuation | 第32-35页 |
| 4.3 Word Length | 第35-38页 |
| 4.4 Sentence Length | 第38-44页 |
| 4.5 Multidimensional Analysis | 第44-60页 |
| 4.5.1 An Introduction of Biber’s Multidimensional Analysis | 第44-45页 |
| 4.5.2 Multidimensional analysis of Their Eyes Were Watching Godand The Color Purple | 第45-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第60-62页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-67页 |
