| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter one Foregrounding of Linguistic Choices in Huckleberry Finn | 第14-23页 |
| ·Lexical categories | 第14-17页 |
| ·Grammatical categories | 第17-19页 |
| ·Figures of Speech | 第19-21页 |
| ·Context and Cohesion | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Foregrounding in the Text of Huckleberry Finn | 第23-34页 |
| ·Foregrounding of Semantic Rhetorical Devices in Huckleberry Finn | 第23-27页 |
| ·Irony | 第23-26页 |
| ·Nature of Epic | 第26-27页 |
| ·Foregrounding of Narrative Tactics in Hucklebery Finn | 第27-31页 |
| ·Colloquial Language | 第28-29页 |
| ·Thematic Deception | 第29-30页 |
| ·Plot | 第30-31页 |
| ·Foregrounding of Characterization in Huckleberry Finn | 第31-34页 |
| ·The Naming of Huck | 第31-32页 |
| ·Interactions between Huck and Jim | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Foregrounding Effects in Huckleberry Finn | 第34-42页 |
| ·Foregrounding Effects of Semantic Rhetorical Devices in Huckleberry Finn | 第35-37页 |
| ·Foregrounding Effects of Narrative Tactics in Huckleberry Finn | 第37-40页 |
| ·Foregrounding Effects of Characterization in Huckleberry Finn | 第40-42页 |
| Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-47页 |
