本站原创Acknowledgements5-6
Abstract6-8
摘要8-12
List of Tables12-13
List of Abbreviation13-14
Chapter 1 Introduction14-18
1.1 Background of Present Study14-15
1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study15-16
1.3 Overall Structure of the Thesis16-18
Chapter 2 Literature Review18-44
2.1 Key Concepts of Iconicity18-29
2.1.1 The Definition of Iconicity18-19
2.1.2 Principles of Iconicity19-25
2.1.3 Classification of Iconicity at the Lexical Level25-29
2.2 Related Theories of Iconicity29-34
2.2.1 The Review of the Linguistic Arbitrariness30-31
2.2.2 Peirce’s Theory31-32
2.2.3 Haiman’s Theory32-34
2.3 The Review of Vocabulary34-39
2.3.1 The Definition of Vocabulary34-35
2.3.2 The Features of Medical Vocabulary35-36
2.3.3 The Word Formation of Medical Vocabulary36-38
2.3.4 The Review of Vocabulary Teaching38-39
2.4 Previous Studies39-44
2.4.1 Previous Study of Iconicity abroad and at home39-41
2.4.2 Previous Study of Medical Vocabulary Instructions abroad and at home41-44
Chapter 3 The Methodology44-53
3.1 Research Questions44-45
3.2 Subject45
3.3 Instrument45-51
3.3.1 Pre-test46
3.3.2 Teacher interventions46-50
3.3.3 Post-test50-51
3.3.4 Questionnaire51
3.4 Data Collection and Analysis51-53
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion53-67
4.1 Results of the Experiment53-63
4.1.1 Results of the Pre-test53-55
4.1.2 Results of the post-test55-59
4.1.3 Results of the Questionnaire59-63
4.2 Discussion63-67
4.2.1 Discussion of Effects of Iconicity-based Instruction on Students’Medical Engpsh Vocabulary Learning63-65
4.2.2 Discussion of Students’ Perception of the iconicity-based Instruction inMedical Engpsh Vocabulary65-67
Chapter 5 Conclusion67-72
5.1 Major Findings67-68
5.2 Pedagogical Imppcations68-69
5.3 Limitations of the Study69-70
5.4 Suggestions for Further Researches70-72
References72-76
Appendix 176-78
Appendix 278-80
Appendix 380-82