| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Content | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| ·Definitions of Word Order and Modifier | 第14-15页 |
| ·Difference between Determiner and Premodifier | 第15-16页 |
| ·Classification of Modifier | 第16页 |
| ·The Structural Relations between Premodifiers in Noun Phrase | 第16-18页 |
| ·Coordinate Relation | 第17页 |
| ·Subordinate Relation | 第17-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies on English Multiple Premodifier | 第18-22页 |
| ·Syntactic Approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·Semantic Approach | 第19-20页 |
| ·Functional Approach | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Frame | 第22-34页 |
| ·Iconicity Theory | 第22-29页 |
| ·Definition of Iconicity | 第23页 |
| ·Arbitrariness and Iconicity | 第23-26页 |
| ·Three Principles of Iconicity | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Principle of Proximity Iconicity | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Principle of Quantity Iconicity | 第27页 |
| ·The Principle of Sequence Iconicity | 第27-29页 |
| ·Iconicity from Cognitive View | 第29-34页 |
| ·General Cognitive Process | 第30-31页 |
| ·Egocentric Principle | 第31-32页 |
| ·Cognitive Strategy | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Iconicity and Its Application in Word Order of Multiple Premodifier in English Noun Phrase | 第34-45页 |
| ·The Principle of Sequence Iconicity and the Ordering of Multiple Premodifiers | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Principle of Proximity Iconicity and the Ordering of Multiple Premodifiers | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Principle of Quantity Iconicity and the Ordering of Multiple Premodifiers | 第39-42页 |
| ·Alternative Application of Three Iconicity Principles and the Ordering of Multiple Premodifiers | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
