| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第10页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-21页 |
| ·Introduction | 第12页 |
| ·Linguistic Markedness | 第12-16页 |
| ·Figures of Markedness Theory | 第12-14页 |
| ·Concept of Linguistic Markedness | 第14-16页 |
| ·Classification of Linguistic Markedness | 第16页 |
| ·Cognitive Prominence | 第16-18页 |
| ·Concept of Cognitive Linguistics | 第17页 |
| ·Figures and Concept of Cognitive Prominence | 第17-18页 |
| ·Related Studies on Linguistic Markedness and Cognitive Prominence | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Linguistic Markedness and English Language | 第21-33页 |
| ·Features of Linguistic Markedness | 第21-23页 |
| ·Universality | 第21页 |
| ·Principle of Economy and Iconicity | 第21-22页 |
| ·Psychological Representation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Asymmetry | 第23页 |
| ·Words with Linguistic Markedness | 第23-30页 |
| ·Singular and Plural Words | 第24-25页 |
| ·Masculine and Feminine words | 第25-27页 |
| ·Positive and Negative Words | 第27-28页 |
| ·Present and Past Words | 第28-29页 |
| ·Antonym Words | 第29-30页 |
| ·Linguistic Markedness in Sexist Language | 第30-33页 |
| ·Sex Discrimination and Sexist Language | 第30-31页 |
| ·Markedness in English Sexist Language | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Relationship between Linguistic Markedness and Cognitive Prominence | 第33-41页 |
| ·Words with Stronger Cognitive Prominence － Unmarked | 第34-36页 |
| ·Words with Weaker Cognitive Prominence － Marked | 第36-37页 |
| ·Sequence of Marked and Unmarked Words | 第37-39页 |
| ·Semantic Features of Marked and Unmarked Words | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Internal and External Causes of Linguistic Markedness | 第41-44页 |
| ·Cognitive Perceptible Element － Internal Cause | 第41-42页 |
| ·Socio-cultural Element － External Cause | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
| Attached Tables | 第50-54页 |
