| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Aims | 第12页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第12页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 The Basics of Iconicity | 第15-23页 |
| ·Definition of Iconicity | 第15-16页 |
| ·Syntactic Iconicity | 第16-17页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第17-19页 |
| ·Study of Iconicity in Pragmatics | 第19页 |
| ·Study of Iconicity Based on Relevence Theory | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Analysis of Syntactic Iconicity from the Perspective of Optimal Relevance | 第23-35页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance | 第23-24页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance and Syntactic Iconicity | 第24-33页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance and Quantity Iconicity | 第24-27页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance and Order Iconicity | 第27-31页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance and Distance Iconicity | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Explanations of Syntactic Iconicity from the Perspective of Cognitive Context | 第35-47页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第35-37页 |
| ·Cognitive Context and Syntactic Iconicity | 第37-45页 |
| ·Cognitive Context and Quantity Iconicity | 第37-40页 |
| ·Cognitive Context and Order Iconicity | 第40-43页 |
| ·Cognitive Context and Distance Iconicity | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Interpretations of Syntactic Iconicity from the Perspective of Deductive Inference | 第47-59页 |
| ·Deductive Inference | 第47-49页 |
| ·Deductive Inference and Syntactic Iconicity | 第49-57页 |
| ·Deductive Inference and Quantity Iconicity | 第49-52页 |
| ·Deductive Inference and Order Iconicity | 第52-54页 |
| ·Deductive Inference and Distance Iconicity | 第54-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| ·Summary of the Thesis | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis and Suggestions for Future Study | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |
| Appendix:Papers Published During the Postgraduate Program | 第65页 |
