| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Origin of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第13-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-25页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad | 第18-22页 |
| ·Relevant Studies at Home | 第22-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第25-30页 |
| ·Literary Style | 第25-26页 |
| ·Narrative Techniques | 第26-28页 |
| ·Point of View | 第26-27页 |
| ·Centre of Consciousness | 第27-28页 |
| ·Linguistic Devices in Narration | 第28-29页 |
| ·Diction | 第28页 |
| ·Syntax | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four James' Early Style as Seen in The American | 第30-50页 |
| ·Origin of James' Early Style | 第30-33页 |
| ·Omniscient Narration | 第33-36页 |
| ·Diction—the Influence of Traditional Fiction | 第36-41页 |
| ·Superlative use of words | 第36-39页 |
| ·Epithets | 第39-41页 |
| ·Antithesis in Syntax—an Index to Moral Contrast | 第41-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five A Way Station in James' Devedopment as Seen in The Portrait of aLady | 第50-63页 |
| ·The Wavering Perspective-the Inconsistency and Random Shifting of Point of View | 第50-55页 |
| ·Diction—the Mixture of Two Kinds of Words | 第55-58页 |
| ·Syntax-Parallelism vs.Subordination | 第58-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter Six The Creation of Psychological Realism as Seen in The Ambassadors | 第63-95页 |
| ·The Establishment of James' Personal Style | 第63-72页 |
| ·The Working of "Centre of Consciousness" | 第72-80页 |
| ·Linguistic Devices for Psychological Presentation | 第80-93页 |
| ·Diction—Vehicle for Psychological Description | 第80-85页 |
| ·Pronouns | 第81-82页 |
| ·"Elegant Variation" | 第82-84页 |
| ·Abstract Nouns | 第84-85页 |
| ·Syntax—Tool to Explore the Mental World | 第85-93页 |
| ·Subordination | 第86-88页 |
| ·"Parenthetical interpolation" | 第88-91页 |
| ·Negation | 第91-93页 |
| ·Summary | 第93-95页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第95-98页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第95-96页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第96-98页 |
| Bibliography | 第98-105页 |
| Publications | 第105页 |
