| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One An Overview of the Grammaticalization Theory | 第14-22页 |
| 1．1 The Definition of Grammaticalization | 第14-15页 |
| 1．2 Distinctions between Some Related Terms | 第15-17页 |
| 1．3 The Development of the Grammaticalization Theory | 第17-22页 |
| 1．3．1 Tooke's Study | 第17-18页 |
| 1．3．2 Meillefs Study | 第18页 |
| 1．3．3 Givon's Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1．3．4 Traugott's Study | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Two Synchronic Study of THAT | 第22-39页 |
| 2．1 Semantic Features of the Demonstrative THAT | 第22-24页 |
| 2．2 Syntactic Uses of the Demonstrative THAT | 第24-27页 |
| 2．3 Pragmatic Functions of the Demonstrative THAT | 第27-37页 |
| 2．3．1 Exophoric Use of THAT | 第28-30页 |
| 2．3．2 Anaphoric Use of THAT | 第30-31页 |
| 2．3．3 Discourse Deictic Use of THAT | 第31-36页 |
| 2．3．3．1 THAT Referring to the Preceding Discourse | 第32-33页 |
| 2．3．3．2 THAT Referring to the Following Discourse | 第33-34页 |
| 2．3．3．3 Distinctions between Anaphoric Use and Discourse Deictic Use of THAT | 第34-36页 |
| 2．3．4 Recognitional Use of THAT | 第36-37页 |
| Summary | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Grammaticalization Study of THAT | 第39-63页 |
| 3．1 Grammaticalization Study from the Syntactic Aspect | 第39-55页 |
| 3．1．1 Pathway 1 | 第39-44页 |
| 3．1．1．1 From a Pronominal Demonstrative to an Adnominal Demonstrative | 第40-42页 |
| 3．1．1．2 From an Adnominal Demonstrative to a Definite Article | 第42-44页 |
| 3．1．2 Pathway 2: From a Pronominal Demonstrative to a Relative Pronoun | 第44-45页 |
| 3．1．3 Pathway 3 | 第45-54页 |
| 3．1．3．1 From a Pronominal Demonstrative to a Complementizer | 第45-49页 |
| 3．1．3．2 Syntactic Restrictions on the Matrix Verbs and That-complement Clauses | 第49-51页 |
| 3．1．3．3 From a Complementizer to That-deletion | 第51-52页 |
| 3．1．3．4 The Influential Factors of That-deletion | 第52-54页 |
| 3．1．4 Further Evidence from Etymology | 第54-55页 |
| 3．2 Grammaticalization Study from the Pragmatic Aspect | 第55-60页 |
| 3．2．1 From Exophoric Use to Anaphoric Use | 第55-56页 |
| 3．2．2 From Anaphoric Use to Discourse Deictic Use | 第56-57页 |
| 3．2．3 From Discourse Deictic Use to a Complementizer | 第57-58页 |
| 3．2．4 Further Evidence from LA | 第58-60页 |
| 3．3 Grammaticalization Study from the Metafunctional Aspect | 第60-62页 |
| Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Four Mechanisms in the Grammaticalization of THAT | 第63-68页 |
| 4．1 Metaphor | 第64-65页 |
| 4．2 Metonymy | 第65-67页 |
| Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Five Principles in the Grammaticalization of THAT | 第68-73页 |
| 5．1 Unidirectionality | 第68-70页 |
| 5．1．1 The Semantic Level | 第68-69页 |
| 5．1．2 The Syntactic Level | 第69页 |
| 5．1．3 The Phonological Level | 第69-70页 |
| 5．2 Overlapping | 第70-72页 |
| 5．3 Divergence | 第72页 |
| Summary | 第72-73页 |
| Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| 湖南师范大学学位论文原创性声名 | 第82-83页 |
| 湖南师范大学研究生科研情况登记表 | 第83页 |
