| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| ·Commensuration | 第14页 |
| ·Commensuration between Linguistic Signs and Currency | 第14-16页 |
| ·Commensuration between Language Communication and Economic Exchange | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-36页 |
| ·Theoretical Explorations of Linguistic Signs | 第19-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Explorations of Language Communication | 第23-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Linguistic Signs and Currency | 第36-65页 |
| ·Linguistic Signs | 第36-55页 |
| ·Definition of Linguistic Signs | 第36-38页 |
| ·Characteristics of Linguistic Signs | 第38-49页 |
| ·Motivation | 第38-41页 |
| ·Arbitrariness | 第41-46页 |
| ·Conventionalization | 第46-49页 |
| ·The Evolution of Linguistic Signs | 第49-55页 |
| ·Currency | 第55-59页 |
| ·The Definition of Currency | 第55-56页 |
| ·Characteristics of Currency | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Natural Characteristics of Currency | 第56页 |
| ·Other Characteristics of Currency | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Evolution of Currency | 第57-59页 |
| ·Commensuration between Linguistic Signs and Currency | 第59-65页 |
| ·Motivation of Linguistic Signs and Currency | 第59-61页 |
| ·Arbitrariness of Linguistic Signs and Currency | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Evolution of Linguistic signs and Currency | 第62-65页 |
| Chapter 4 Language Communication and Economic Exchange | 第65-75页 |
| ·Language Communication | 第65-72页 |
| ·Definition of Language Communication | 第65-66页 |
| ·The Rule of Economy in Language Communication | 第66-72页 |
| ·Economic Exchange | 第72-73页 |
| ·Definition of Economic Exchange | 第72-73页 |
| ·The Rule of Economy in Economic Exchange | 第73页 |
| ·Commensuration between Language Communication and Economic Exchange | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第75-79页 |
| ·Summary of Findings | 第75-76页 |
| ·The Implication for the Study and Teaching of English | 第76-77页 |
| ·Limitation and Suggestion for the Further Study | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-84页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第84-85页 |
| Articles Published during the Three Years of Schooling | 第85页 |
