| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Popularity of Talking Animals in Children's Literature | 第11-13页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-15页 |
| ·Possibility and Significance of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two The Relationship between Talking Animals and Children's Literature | 第16-23页 |
| ·Defining Two Terms | 第16-17页 |
| ·Children's Literature | 第16-17页 |
| ·Anthropomorphism | 第17页 |
| ·The Origin of Talking Animals in Children's Literature | 第17-23页 |
| ·The Discovery of Childhood | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Influence of John Locke | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Beginning of Children's Books and Talking Animals in Them | 第20-21页 |
| ·Talking Animals in Fables and Fairy Tales | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three The Surveys on the Reception of Talking Animals in Children's Literature | 第23-37页 |
| ·A General Introduction to the Survey | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Results of the Surveys Showed with Diagrams | 第24-37页 |
| ·The Results of the Children's Survey | 第24-30页 |
| ·The Results of the Adults' Survey | 第30-34页 |
| ·Analysis of the Results | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Four Different Types of Talking Animals in Children's Literature | 第37-48页 |
| ·Realistic Animals Who Are Just Given a Voice by the Writers | 第37-41页 |
| ·Talking Animals in Animal Autobiographies | 第37-39页 |
| ·Realistic Animals in the Wild | 第39-41页 |
| ·Talking Animals Which Are No Longer in Their Original Forms | 第41-48页 |
| ·Talking Animals Who Communicate Only Between Animals Themselves | 第41-43页 |
| ·Talking Animals Interacting With Human Beings | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter Five The Meaning and Importance of Talking Animals in Children's Literature—From the Perspective of Reception Theory | 第48-54页 |
| ·A General Introduction to the Reception Theory | 第48-51页 |
| ·A Reception Theory Approach on Talking Animals in Children's Literature | 第51-54页 |
| ·Characteristics of Children's Psychology | 第51-53页 |
| ·The Reader's Expectations | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Six Factors Influencing the Reception of Talking Animals in Children's Literature | 第54-58页 |
| ·The Effect of Using Defamiliarization | 第54-55页 |
| ·Emotional Distances between Children and Talking Animals | 第55-56页 |
| ·Techniques to Make the Story Acceptable and Believable | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix One | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix Two | 第65-67页 |
| 发表论文和科研情况说明 | 第67-68页 |
