| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Background and Significance of the Thesis | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Temporal Adverbs in Mandarin Chinese | 第12-13页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Short-term Temporal Adverbs (STA) | 第13-16页 |
| ·Synchronic Researches on STA | 第13-15页 |
| ·Diachronic Researches on STA | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation | 第16-22页 |
| ·Definition and Characteristics of Grammaticalization | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Mechanisms of Grammaticalization | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter 3 The Grammaticalization of “Lì jí”, “Lì mǎ”, and “Lì kè” | 第22-41页 |
| ·The Grammaticalization of “Lìjí” | 第22-34页 |
| ·The Grammaticalization of “Lì” | 第22-30页 |
| ·The Grammticalization of “Jí” | 第30-33页 |
| ·The Formation of Temporal Adverb “Lìjí” | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Grammaticalization of “Lì mǎ” | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Grammaticalization of “Lì kè” | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Mechanisms for Grammaticalization of “Lì jí”, “Lì mǎ” and “Lìkè” | 第41-48页 |
| ·Metaphor and the Grammaticalization of “Lì jí”, “Lì mǎ” and “Lì kè” | 第41-44页 |
| ·Reanalysis and the Grammaticalization of “Lì jí”, “Lì mǎ” and “Lì kè” | 第44-46页 |
| ·Analogy and the Grammaticalization of “Lì jí”, “Lì mǎ” and “Lì kè” | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| Reference | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix A 详细中文摘要 | 第54-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57页 |
