| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Index to Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Index to Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Methods of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review on Children’s Private Speech | 第18-29页 |
| ·Theoretical hypotheses on private speech | 第18-21页 |
| ·Piaget’s View: Manifestation of Egocentrism | 第18-19页 |
| ·Vygotsky’s Hypothesis: an Intermediate Phrase from Social Speech to Inner speech | 第19-20页 |
| ·Luria’s Hypothesis: a Tool for Self-regulation | 第20-21页 |
| ·Vocate’s Hypothesis: Intrapersonal Communication | 第21页 |
| ·Definition of Private Speech | 第21-22页 |
| ·Classification of Private Speech | 第22页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Children’s Private Speech Abroad | 第22-26页 |
| ·Age-related Features of Private Speech | 第23-24页 |
| ·Children’s Private Speech of Different Races | 第24页 |
| ·Private Speech’s Correlation with Task Types | 第24-25页 |
| ·Other Factors Influencing Private Speech | 第25-26页 |
| ·Studies on Children’s Private Speech in China | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Two A Cross-linguistic Research on Age-related Features of Private Speech | 第29-45页 |
| ·Objective and Methods of the Study | 第29页 |
| ·Collection and arrangement of the Corpus | 第29-32页 |
| ·Selection of Samples | 第30页 |
| ·Collection of Linguistic Data | 第30-31页 |
| ·Arrangement of Data on Private Speech | 第31-32页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第32-45页 |
| ·A Comparison of Private Speech Frequencies | 第32-36页 |
| ·A Comparison of Private Speech Level Proportions | 第36-43页 |
| ·A Comparison of Private Speech Level Frequencies | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Three A Cross-linguistic Research on Factors Influencing Private Speech | 第45-63页 |
| ·Objective and Methods of the Study | 第45页 |
| ·Collection and Arrangement of the Corpus | 第45-47页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第47-58页 |
| ·A Comparison of PS Rates in Play time and in Total Observations | 第47-48页 |
| ·A Comparison of Children’s Private Speech in Different Types of Play | 第48-49页 |
| ·A Comparison of Private Speech in Different Adult Participations | 第49-50页 |
| ·A Case Study of Adult Participation in Different Play Types | 第50-54页 |
| ·A Cross-linguistic Study of Adult Participation in the Same Play Type | 第54-58页 |
| ·Individual Weight Regression Model of the Child’s PS Rate | 第58-63页 |
| ·Adam’s Weight Regression Model | 第58-59页 |
| ·Sarah’s Weight Regression Model | 第59-60页 |
| ·ZHZ’s Weight Regression Model | 第60-61页 |
| ·MHR’s Weight Regression Model | 第61-63页 |
| Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix A 攻读学位期间主要研究成果目录 | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix B Tables and Figures | 第70-76页 |
| Appendix B1 Sample of Age-related PS Statistics | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix B2 Sample of PS Frequency Summary | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix B3 Sample of Factor-influenced PS Statistics | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix C Sample of Transcription | 第76-78页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第78-85页 |
