| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract(in English) | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| ·Studies of Thomas Hardy's Novels | 第16-20页 |
| ·Gatrell's Study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Woolf's Study | 第18页 |
| ·Nie's Study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Other Studies of Thomas Hardy's Novels | 第19-20页 |
| ·Term Definition | 第20-22页 |
| ·Stylistics | 第20页 |
| ·Corpus Linguistics | 第20-21页 |
| ·Corpus Stylistics | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies Based on Corpus Stylistics | 第22-26页 |
| ·O'Halloran's Study | 第22-23页 |
| ·Stubbs's Study | 第23-24页 |
| ·Wang & Liu's Study | 第24页 |
| ·Other Studies Based on Corpus Stylistics | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-30页 |
| ·The Probabilistic and Comparative Nature of Corpus Linguistic Evidence | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Relationship Between Frequency and Significance | 第27页 |
| ·Subjectivity Versus Objectivity in Corpus Linguistics Study | 第27-28页 |
| ·Fischer-Starcke's Study | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第30-36页 |
| ·The Compilation of Corpora | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Exploration of Data | 第31-32页 |
| ·Different Analysis and Observations | 第32-36页 |
| ·Keyword Analysis | 第32-33页 |
| ·Frequency Analysis | 第33页 |
| ·Observation of Concordance Lines and Extracts | 第33页 |
| ·Collocations | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第36-58页 |
| ·The Comparison of Hardy's Novels and the Contemporary Novels | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Comparison of Hardy's "Character and Environment" Novels and Hardy's Other Two Types of Novels | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Analysis of Keywords of "Character and Environment" Novels | 第38-53页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Trade | 第39-40页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Appellation | 第40-41页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Scenery | 第41-43页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Liquor | 第43-44页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Environment | 第44-46页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Animals | 第46-48页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Time | 第48页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Education | 第48-49页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Transportation | 第49页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Living Goods | 第49-50页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Music | 第50-51页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Family Relationship | 第51-52页 |
| ·Nouns Referring to Others | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Reasons for the Appearance of Those Keywords | 第53-58页 |
| ·Theme of Creating "Character and Environment" novels | 第53页 |
| ·Background of Creating "Character and Environment" novels | 第53-54页 |
| ·Social Perspective of Creating "Character and Environment" Novels | 第54-55页 |
| ·View of Christianity of Creating "Character and Environment" Novels | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第58-62页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第58-60页 |
| ·Other Conclusions Based on Data | 第60页 |
| ·Limitations | 第60-61页 |
| ·Contents Constraints | 第60-61页 |
| ·Time and Space Constraints | 第61页 |
| ·Future Study | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-68页 |
