声明
Acknowledgement
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One Literature Review
1．1 Previous studies of Sister Carrie
1．1．1 Chinese Researches of Sister Carrie
1．1．2 Reception of Sister Carrie in America
1．1．3 The Lack of Study of Sister Carrie’s Language
1．2 Previous Studies of Foregrounding
Chapter Two Foregrounding and Literary Symbols
2．1 Foregrounding as a literary style
2．2 Literary symbols as a foregrounded linguistic feature
2．3 The creation and reception of literary symbols
2．3．1 Literary symbols as prominent feature from the perspective of deviation of quantity
2．3．2 The highlighted symbolic feature realized in situational context
Chapter Three Foregrounded Literary symbols in Sister Carrie
3．1 Rocking chair
3．2 Windows
3．3 Theatre
3．4 Sea
3．5 Clothes
3．6 Money
3．7 Ames
Chapter Four Conclusion
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