| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-18页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第18-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第18页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-31页 |
| 2.1 Reference and Reference to Persons | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Reference to Persons | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on Reference to Persons Abroad | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Reference to Persons at Home | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Multimodal Referential Behaviors | 第26-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Studies on Multimodal Referential Behaviors Abroad | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Studies on Multimodal Referential Behaviors at Home | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第31-41页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Foundations | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Analytical Framework | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Research Method | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第35-37页 |
| 3.5 Data Annotation | 第37-40页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Research Findings and Discussion | 第41-91页 |
| 4.1 General Findings | 第41-44页 |
| 4.2 Referential Behaviors to Present Persons | 第44-59页 |
| 4.2.1 Referential Behaviors to the Speaker | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Referential Behaviors to the Addressee | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2.3 Referential Behaviors to the Bystander | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2.4 Referential Behaviors to Multiple Persons | 第55-59页 |
| 4.3 Referential Behaviors to Absent Persons | 第59-69页 |
| 4.3.1 Referential Behaviors to the Specific Person | 第59-64页 |
| 4.3.2 Referential Behaviors to the Unspecified Person | 第64-67页 |
| 4.3.3 Referential Behaviors to the Fictional Person | 第67-69页 |
| 4.4 Referential Behaviors to Mixed Persons | 第69-73页 |
| 4.5 Interaction between Linguistic and Gestural Modes | 第73-89页 |
| 4.5.1 Form Interaction between Linguistic and Gestural Modes | 第74-84页 |
| 4.5.2 Functional Interaction between Linguistic and Gestural Modes | 第84-89页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第89-91页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第91-94页 |
| 5.1 Research Findings | 第91-92页 |
| 5.2 Research Significance | 第92-93页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of Present Study and Suggestions for Future Study | 第93-94页 |
| References | 第94-100页 |
| Appendix:Scripts of Examples with Annotations | 第100-108页 |
