声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One An Overview of Iconicity of Language
1.1 The Origin and Development of Iconicity
1.2 The Definition of Iconicity
1.3 The Categories of Iconicity
1.4 The Philosophical Base of Iconicity
Chapter Two Analyses of Iconicity on Different Levels
2.1 Iconicity on Phonological Level
2.1.1 Onomatopoeia
2.1.2 Phonaesthesia
2.1.3 Reduplication
2.2 Iconicity on Morphological Level
2.2.1 Iconicity on Pictograph
2.2.2 Iconicity on Word-Formation
2.3 Iconicity on Semantic Level
2.4 Iconicity on Etymological Level
2.5 Iconicity on Syntactic Level
2.5.1 The Principle of Proximity/Distance Iconicity
2.5.2 The Principle of Quantity Iconicity
2.5.3 The Principle of Sequence/Order/Linear Iconicity
2.5.4 The Principle of Markedness Iconicity
Chapter Three The Implications of Iconicity in English Teaching
3.1 Implications in Vocabulary Teaching
3.1.1 Guessing Meaning of Words in Context
3.1.2 Cultivating Vocabulary Memory Strategies
3.1.3 Improving Learning Motivation
3.1.4 Following the Rule from the Unmarked to the Marked
3.1.5 Enhancing Cultural Infiltration in Vocabulary Teaching
3.2 Implications in Grammar Teaching
3.2.1 Implication of Proximity/Distance Iconicity
3.2.2 The Implications of Quantity Iconicity
3.2.3 The Implications of Sequence/Order Iconicity
3.2.4 The Implications of Markedness Iconicity
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements