| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Abbreviation | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 Short-term Memory | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 The notion of short-term memory | 第18页 |
| 2.1.2 Short-term memory and working memory | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Capacity of short-term memory | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Literature Review of Short-term Memory of Deaf People | 第21-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on short-term memory coding modes of deaf people | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on memory capacity of short-term memory of deaf people | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第26-32页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Research Design | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| 3.4 Materials | 第28-29页 |
| 3.5 Procedure | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Four Research Procedure | 第32-43页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection | 第32页 |
| 4.2 Experimental Results | 第32-35页 |
| 4.2.1 Results of STM experiment for words with similar pronunciation and morphologybut different meaning | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2.2 Results of STM experiment for words with similar meanings, but different pronunciation and morphology | 第33-34页 |
| 4.2.3 Results of STM experiment for words with different pronunciation, morphology and meaning | 第34-35页 |
| 4.3 Data Analysis | 第35-43页 |
| 4.3.1 Comparisons between deaf group and hearing group | 第35-37页 |
| 4.3.2 Comparisons within deaf group and hearing group | 第37-43页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion | 第43-48页 |
| 5.1 Encoding Mode Varies Depending on the Nature of the Material | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2 Existence of Acoustic Confusion in Deaf People | 第44-45页 |
| 5.3 Meaning Code Stability | 第45-46页 |
| 5.4 Defect Compensation | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第48-52页 |
| 6.1 Research Findings | 第48-49页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第49-51页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| References | 第52-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第59-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第67-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第69-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ | 第71-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ | 第73-74页 |
