| 中文摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1.1 Faulkner and The Sound and the Fury | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Structure | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework: Saussure's Binary Opposites | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1 Langue and Parole | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Synchronie and Diachronie | 第17页 |
| 2.3 Internal and External Linguistics | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Langue and Parole:Sociality and Individuality | 第19-28页 |
| 3.1 Sociality and Individuality of Quentin | 第19-22页 |
| 3.1.1 Being a Redeemer | 第19-21页 |
| 3.1.2 Being a Coward | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2 Sociality and Individuality of Jason | 第22-25页 |
| 3.2.1 Being Money-Oriented | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2.2 Being Brutal | 第24-25页 |
| 3.3 Sociality versus Individuality | 第25-28页 |
| 3.3.1 Sociality Surpassing Individuality in Saussure's Linguistics | 第26页 |
| 3.3.2 Individuality Surpassing Sociality to the Compson Brothers | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Four Synchronie and Diachronie: Present and Past | 第28-33页 |
| 4.1 Present and Past to Quentin | 第28-29页 |
| 4.1.1 A Linear Present | 第28-29页 |
| 4.1.2 A Chaotic Past | 第29页 |
| 4.2 Present and Past to Benjamin | 第29-31页 |
| 4.2.1 A Meaningless Present | 第30页 |
| 4.2.2 An Eternal Past | 第30-31页 |
| 4.3 Present versus Past | 第31-33页 |
| 4.3.1 Present Preceding Past in Saussure's Linguistics | 第31-32页 |
| 4.3.2 Past Surpassing Present to the Compson Brothers | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Five External and Internal Linguistics:External Influences | 第33-43页 |
| 5.1 Family Members' Influences on Quentin | 第33-37页 |
| 5.1.1 Pressure and Nihilism Inherited form Mr. Compson | 第33-35页 |
| 5.1.2 Absence of Maternal Love | 第35-36页 |
| 5.1.3 Critical Strike from Caddy | 第36-37页 |
| 5.2 Family Members' Influences on Jason | 第37-41页 |
| 5.2.1 Distorted Love from Mrs. Compson | 第38-39页 |
| 5.2.2 Submission of Caddy | 第39-40页 |
| 5.2.3 Pressure from His Idiot Brother and Rebellious Niece | 第40-41页 |
| 5.3 Externality versus Internality | 第41-43页 |
| 5.3.1 Internality Preceding Externality in Saussure's Linguistics | 第41页 |
| 5.3.2 Externality Equating with Internality to the Compson Brothers | 第41-43页 |
| Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Works Cited | 第45-48页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第48-49页 |
