| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第13页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization Structure | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| ·Reviews of Chinese Topic | 第16-21页 |
| ·Study From Structuralism Linguistics | 第16-17页 |
| ·Study From Functionalism Linguistics | 第17-19页 |
| ·Study From Formalism Linguistics | 第19-20页 |
| ·Other Studies of Chinese Topic | 第20-21页 |
| ·Reviews of English Topic | 第21-23页 |
| ·Reviews of Comparative Study of English and Chinese Topic | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundation | 第26-46页 |
| ·Typology | 第26-30页 |
| ·Definition of Typology | 第26-29页 |
| ·Development of Typology | 第29-30页 |
| ·Iconicity | 第30-35页 |
| ·Definition of Iconicity | 第31-32页 |
| ·Classification of Iconicity | 第32-35页 |
| ·Markedness Theory | 第35-40页 |
| ·Definition of Markedness | 第36-37页 |
| ·Standard of Markedness | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第40-46页 |
| ·Classical Category Theory | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter 3 Comparative Study of Markedness in English and Chinese Topicalized Sentences | 第46-76页 |
| ·Comparison of Topic Markers in English and Chinese | 第47-66页 |
| ·Topic Markers in English | 第47-51页 |
| ·Topic Markers in Chinese | 第51-63页 |
| ·Universals and Differences of English and Chinese Topic Markers | 第63-66页 |
| ·Comparison of Frequency of Use of English and Chinese Topic Markers | 第66-76页 |
| ·Hierarchy Sequence of Frequency of Use of English and Chinese Topic Markers | 第66-70页 |
| ·Theoretical Explanation of Topic Markedness | 第70-76页 |
| Chapter 4 Thematic Roles and Grammatical Hierarchy in English and Chinese | 第76-102页 |
| ·Classification of Thematic Roles | 第76-80页 |
| ·Thematic Roles and Topic Degree | 第80-88页 |
| ·Agent and Topic Degree | 第80-81页 |
| ·Patient and Topic Degree | 第81-84页 |
| ·Time,Location and Topic Degree | 第84-87页 |
| ·Instrument and Topic Degree | 第87-88页 |
| ·Thematic Roles and Grammatical Hierarchy | 第88-93页 |
| ·Explanation of Grammatical Hierarchy of Thematic Roles | 第93-102页 |
| Conclusion | 第102-106页 |
| Bibliography | 第106-114页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第114-116页 |
