| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Aims and Significance | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-29页 |
| 2.1 A Survey of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 Syntactic Study of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第21-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Overseas Studies | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic Studies | 第22-28页 |
| 2.3 The Problem of the Present Study | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第29-37页 |
| 3.1 Iconicity | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2 The Main Principles of Iconicity | 第31-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Sequence Iconicity | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Distance Iconicity | 第33页 |
| 3.2.3 Quantity Iconicity | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.4 Markedness Iconicity | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 The Hypothesis of the Study—High Iconicity of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Syntactic Analysis of the Iconocity in Chinese Complex Sentences | 第37-53页 |
| 4.1 Sequence Iconicity of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第37-44页 |
| 4.2 Distance Iconicity of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第44-47页 |
| 4.3 Quantity Iconicity of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第47-50页 |
| 4.4 Markedness iconicity of Chinese Complex Sentences | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis of the Causes of the Iconocity in Chinese Complex Sentences | 第53-58页 |
| 5.1 Differences Between Chinese and Western Ways of Thinking | 第53-55页 |
| 5.2 The Lack of Markedness Forms Chinese in Complex Sentences | 第55-57页 |
| 5.3 The Interaction Between Chinese and English Language | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第58-59页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| 个人简介 | 第66-67页 |
| 作者攻读硕士学位期间取得的学术成果目录 | 第67页 |
