| Acknowledgements | 第3-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-28页 |
| 1.1 Research Background of the Study | 第16-19页 |
| 1.2 Research Methods of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第20页 |
| 1.4 Objectives and the Significance of the Study | 第20-21页 |
| 1.5 The Definition of Multiple Attributes | 第21-26页 |
| 1.5.1 Two Premises for Defining Multiple Attributes | 第21-23页 |
| 1.5.2 The Definition of Multiple Attributes | 第23-26页 |
| 1.6 Layout of the Study | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第28-40页 |
| 2.1 Studies of the De structure | 第28-32页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies of the De Structure from the Perspective of Traditional Grammar | 第28-29页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies of the De Structure from the Perspective of Structural Linguistics | 第29-30页 |
| 2.1.3 Studies of the De Structure from the Perspective of Generative Grammar and Cognitive Linguistics | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2 Studies of the Omission and Occurrence of De in the Single-Attributive Nominal Phrases | 第32-35页 |
| 2.3 Studies of the Omission and Occurrence of De in the Multiple-Attributive Nominal Phrases | 第35-37页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Studies’ Definitions of the Multiple-Attributive Nominal Phrases | 第35-36页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies of the Omission and Occurrence of De in the Multiple-Attributive Nominal Phrases | 第36-37页 |
| 2.4 Limitations and Highlights of Previous Studies | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第40-60页 |
| 3.1 Iconicity Principles of Cognitive Linguistics | 第40-56页 |
| 3.1.1 The Historical Background of the Iconicity Principle | 第40-43页 |
| 3.1.2 Definitions of Iconicity | 第43-46页 |
| 3.1.3 Types of Iconicity Motivations | 第46-56页 |
| 3.1.4 The Economy Principle | 第56页 |
| 3.2 The Usage-based Model of Language | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Explanation | 第60-82页 |
| 4.1 Classification of Attributes | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2 Types of Multiple Attributives | 第62-64页 |
| 4.3 Language Processing Methods | 第64-66页 |
| 4.3.1 Processing Methods | 第64-65页 |
| 4.3.2 Explanations on Special Processing | 第65-66页 |
| 4.4 The Omission and Occurrence of De in linguistic data | 第66-79页 |
| 4.4.1 Distribution of De | 第66-67页 |
| 4.4.2 Statistics of Attributive Items in the Multiple-Attributive Nominal Phrases | 第67-69页 |
| 4.4.3 The Omission and Occurrence of De In the Multiple-Attributive Nominal Phrases | 第69-79页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第79-82页 |
| Chapter Five Cognitive Analysis of the Occurrence of De in the Multiple-Attributive Nominal Phrases | 第82-112页 |
| 5.1 Cognitive Analysis of the Omission and Occurrence of De in the Multiple- Attributive nominal phrases by the Iconicity Principle | 第82-102页 |
| 5.1.1 Analysis of the Omission and Occurrence of De in Coordinate Multiple- Attributive Nominal Phrases by the Iconicity Principle | 第82-83页 |
| 5.1.2 Analysis of the Omission and Occurrence of De in Progressively Multiple- Attributive Nominal Phrases by the Iconicity Principle | 第83-101页 |
| 5.1.3 Analysis of the Omission and Occurrence of De in the Multiple-Attributive Nominal Phrases by the Economy Principle | 第101-102页 |
| 5.2 The Omission and Occurrence of De Under the Influence of Competition between the Iconicity Principle and The Economy Principle | 第102-106页 |
| 5.3 Analysis of the Omission and Occurrence of De in the Multiple-Attributive Nominal Phrases by the Usage-Based Model of Language | 第106-109页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第109-112页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第112-118页 |
| 6.1 Main Findings | 第112-115页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Contributions of the Study | 第115-116页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Future Study | 第116-118页 |
| Bibliography | 第118-125页 |
