| ABSTRACT | 第1-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| ·Introduction to As I Lay Dying | 第14-16页 |
| ·Significance and Aims of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection of the Research | 第17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies of As I Lay Dying | 第20-21页 |
| ·Iconicity Studies in Stylistics | 第21-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第26-32页 |
| ·Debate between Arbitrariness and Iconicity | 第26-27页 |
| ·Theoretical Contents of Iconicity | 第27-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Application of Iconicity in As I Lay Dying | 第32-66页 |
| ·At the Phonological Level | 第32-36页 |
| ·At the Morphological Level | 第36-40页 |
| ·At the Syntactic Level | 第40-61页 |
| ·Principle of Distance Iconicity | 第41-45页 |
| ·Principle of Order Iconicity | 第45-52页 |
| ·Principle of Quantity Iconicity | 第52-55页 |
| ·Principle of Markedness Iconicity | 第55-61页 |
| ·At the Textual Level | 第61-64页 |
| ·Forms of Textual Iconicity | 第61-63页 |
| ·Stylistic Features of Textual Iconicity | 第63-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter 5 An Analysis of Language Features in Terms of Iconicity | 第66-84页 |
| ·Outstanding Features of Iconicity in As I Lay Dying | 第66-71页 |
| ·Iconicity of Narrative Angles | 第66-68页 |
| ·Iconicity of Theme | 第68-69页 |
| ·Iconicity of Characters | 第69-70页 |
| ·Iconicity of Environment | 第70-71页 |
| ·Language Arts in As I Lay Dying | 第71-82页 |
| ·Conciseness and Clarity | 第72-74页 |
| ·Vividness and Imageability | 第74-75页 |
| ·Humor and Irony | 第75-77页 |
| ·Ingenious Dialogue | 第77-79页 |
| ·Poetic Vision | 第79-80页 |
| ·Luxuriant Description | 第80-82页 |
| ·Summary | 第82-84页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第84-88页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Current Research | 第84-85页 |
| ·Limitations of the Current Research | 第85-86页 |
| ·Recommendations for Further Research in This Field | 第86-88页 |
| Bibliography | 第88-92页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第92-94页 |
| Appendix | 第94页 |
