| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Methodology and Terminology in Language Evolution Theories | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-34页 |
| 2.1 Charisma Theory | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 The research on Charisma theory in western culture | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 The research on Charisma theory in Chinese fairy tales | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 The challenge about Charisma Theory | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2.1 The challenge about Charisma theory in philosophical field | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.2 The Chellenges to Charisma theory in linguistic field | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Language Evolution Theories in Current Times | 第25-34页 |
| 2.3.1 Darwin's biological theory of evolution | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Darwin’s evolutionary view of language | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.3 Steven Pinker's language evolution theory | 第28-31页 |
| 2.3.4 Chomskyan language evolution theory | 第31页 |
| 2.3.5 Blackmore's language evolution theory | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Three CHOMSKYAN LANGUAGE EVOLUTION THEORIES | 第34-43页 |
| 3.1 Studying Methods | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 Universal Grammar | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3 Recursion-only Hypothesis | 第37-40页 |
| 3.4 Gene Mutation Theory | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHAOMSKYAN AND PINKER'S LANGUAGE EVOLUTION THEORY | 第43-51页 |
| 4.1 Language Evolution Theories of Pinker | 第43-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Language Instinct | 第43-45页 |
| 4.1.2 Language-as-Adaptation Hypothesis | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 The Similarities between Language Evolution Theories of Chomsky's and Pinker's | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3 The Differences between Language Evolution Theories of Chomsky's and Pinker's | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Five THE challenge about CHOMSKYAN LANGUAGE EVOLUTION THEORY | 第51-57页 |
| 5.1 The challenge about “Universal Grammar” and “Recursion-Only Hypothesis” | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2 The challenge about “Gene Mutation Theory” | 第52-53页 |
| 5.3 The Response to the Challenges | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第57-61页 |
| 6.1 Summary | 第57-58页 |
| 6.2 Findings | 第58-59页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第59-60页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions For Future Study | 第60-61页 |
| BIBlOGRAPHY | 第61-62页 |
