| Acknowledgements | 第4-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| Abstract | 第11-13页 |
| 摘要 | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-29页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Research | 第16-23页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Significance | 第23-25页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第25-26页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第26-27页 |
| 1.5 Layout of the Research | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第29-47页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Onomatopoeia | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2 Classification of Onomatopoeia | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3 Phonological Approach to Onomatopoeia | 第34-36页 |
| 2.4 Functional Approach to Onomatopoeia | 第36-37页 |
| 2.5 Cognitive Approach to Onomatopoeia | 第37-40页 |
| 2.6 Psycho-linguistic Approach to Onomatopoeia | 第40-42页 |
| 2.7 Syntactic Approach to Onomatopoeia | 第42-45页 |
| 2.8 Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第47-65页 |
| 3.1 Designated Devices: Self-designation and Transferred-designation | 第47-54页 |
| 3.1.1 Self-designation vs. Iconicity | 第47-50页 |
| 3.1.2 Transferred-designation vs. Metonymy | 第50-53页 |
| 3.1.3 Self-designation to Transferred-designation in Language Evolution | 第53-54页 |
| 3.2 Popper’s Language Communicative Functions: Biolinguistic Perspective | 第54-64页 |
| 3.2.1 The Expressive Function | 第55-56页 |
| 3.2.2 The Signalling Function | 第56-57页 |
| 3.2.3 The Descriptive Function | 第57-59页 |
| 3.2.4 The Argumentative Function | 第59-60页 |
| 3.2.5 Biological Evolution of Communicative Functions | 第60-64页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter Four “Self-designation” and “Transferred-designation” in Onomatopoeia | 第65-85页 |
| 4.1 “Self-designation” in Onomatopoeia | 第65-70页 |
| 4.2 “Transferred-designation” in Onomatopoeia | 第70-84页 |
| 4.2.1 From Sound to the Source of Sound | 第70-73页 |
| 4.2.2 From Sound to the Result | 第73-75页 |
| 4.2.3 From Sound to the Manner | 第75-77页 |
| 4.2.4 From Sound to the Degree | 第77-79页 |
| 4.2.5 From Sound to the Action Producing Sound | 第79-84页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第84-85页 |
| Chapter Five Syntactic Analysis of Onomatopoeia | 第85-106页 |
| 5.1 Introduction of Syntactic Structure | 第85-88页 |
| 5.1.1 Structure Dependency | 第85-87页 |
| 5.1.2 Structure Independency | 第87-88页 |
| 5.2 Syntactic Analysis of Self-designated Onomatopoeia | 第88-94页 |
| 5.3 Syntactic Analysis of Transferred-designated Onomatopoeia | 第94-100页 |
| 5.4 Biological Evolution of Syntax from Self-designated Onomatopoeia to Transferred-designated Onomatopoeia | 第100-105页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第105-106页 |
| Chapter Six Functional Analysis of Onomatopoeia | 第106-122页 |
| 6.1 The Expressive Function of Onomatopoeia | 第106-109页 |
| 6.2 The Signalling Function of Onomatopoeia | 第109-111页 |
| 6.3 The Descriptive Function of Onomatopoeia | 第111-115页 |
| 6.4 The Argumentative Function of Onomatopoeia | 第115-116页 |
| 6.5 Biological Evolution of Communicative Functions from Self-designated Onomatopoeia to Transferred-designated Onomatopoeia | 第116-119页 |
| 6.6 Summary | 第119-122页 |
| Chapter Seven Typological Issues of Onomatopoeia | 第122-129页 |
| 7.1 Introduction | 第122-123页 |
| 7.2 Comparison between English and Chinese Onomatopoeia from “Self-designation” and “Transferred-designation” | 第123-126页 |
| 7.3 Typological Significance of “Self-designation” and “Transferred-designation” in Onomatopoeia | 第126-128页 |
| 7.4 Summary | 第128-129页 |
| Chapter Eight Conclusion | 第129-135页 |
| 8.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第129-132页 |
| 8.2 Limitation of the Research | 第132-133页 |
| 8.3 Prospects of the Future Research | 第133-135页 |
| References | 第135-143页 |
