| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第18页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Research Significance | 第19-20页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-38页 |
| 2.1 Previous Research on Figure-Ground Theory | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Research on Figure-Ground Theory Abroad | 第21-25页 |
| 2.1.2 Research on Figure-Ground Theory at Home | 第25-29页 |
| 2.2 Previous Research on Song Lyrics | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Research on Song Lyrics Abroad | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Research on Song Lyrics at Home | 第30-33页 |
| 2.3 Previous Research on Female Images in Song Lyrics | 第33-36页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Research on Female Lyric Poets | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Research on the Relation Between Geishas and Lyrics | 第34-36页 |
| 2.3.3 Research on Females in the Works of Male Lyric Poets | 第36页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第38-57页 |
| 3.1 Definition and Characteristics of Figure and Ground | 第38-42页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition and Characteristics of Figure and Ground in Psychology | 第38-40页 |
| 3.1.2 Definition and Characteristics of Figure and Ground in Linguistics | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2 Basic Principles of Figure-Ground Theory | 第42-44页 |
| 3.2.1 Figure-Ground Segregation | 第43-44页 |
| 3.2.2 Embedding Relation of Figure-Ground Organization | 第44页 |
| 3.3 Realization of Figure and Ground in Language | 第44-57页 |
| 3.3.1 Realization of Figure and Ground in Single Clause | 第44-49页 |
| 3.3.2 Realization of Figure and Ground in Complex Sentence | 第49-52页 |
| 3.3.3 Realization of Figure and Ground in Text | 第52-57页 |
| Chapter 4 Realization of Figure and Ground in Female Images in Song Lyrics | 第57-85页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection | 第57-59页 |
| 4.2 Realization of Figure and Ground in Single Clause | 第59-73页 |
| 4.2.1 Figure and Ground in Spatial Clause | 第60-70页 |
| 4.2.2 Figure and Ground in Existential Clause | 第70-71页 |
| 4.2.3 Figure and Ground in SVO Structure | 第71-73页 |
| 4.3 Realization of Figure and Ground in Complex Sentence | 第73-78页 |
| 4.3.1 Figure and Ground in Temporal Sequential Sentence | 第73-76页 |
| 4.3.2 Figure and Ground in Causal Sentence | 第76-78页 |
| 4.4 Realization of Figure and Ground in Text | 第78-84页 |
| 4.4.1 Figure and Ground Organized in Ground-chaining Model | 第79-81页 |
| 4.4.2 Figure and Ground Organized in Center-linking Model | 第81-82页 |
| 4.4.3 Figure and Ground Organized in Multiple-anchoring Model | 第82-84页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第84-85页 |
| Chapter 5 Functions of Figure and Ground in Female Images in Song Lyrics | 第85-92页 |
| 5.1 Construction of Female Images | 第85-87页 |
| 5.2 Expression of Emotion | 第87-89页 |
| 5.3 Formation of Dynamic Artistic Conception | 第89-90页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第90-92页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第92-95页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第92-93页 |
| 6.2 Significance and Implications | 第93-94页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第94-95页 |
| Bibliography | 第95-102页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第102页 |
