| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·The General Review of Superiority Effect Studies | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Rationale and Orientation of the Present Study | 第15页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two A Survey of Previous Studies on Superiority Effects | 第17-39页 |
| ·Wh-movement Research in the ST Model | 第17-20页 |
| ·Wh-movement Research in the EST and GB Models | 第20-23页 |
| ·Wh-movement Research in the MP Model | 第23-26页 |
| ·Superiority Effects in Multiple Wh-questions | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Prior Studies on Superiority Effects | 第29-39页 |
| ·ECP Analysis | 第29-31页 |
| ·PCC Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| ·VP-shell Analysis | 第32-34页 |
| ·SMC Analysis | 第34-35页 |
| ·RT Analysis | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three OT and OT-based Syntax | 第39-46页 |
| ·The Rise of OT | 第39-40页 |
| ·Basic Working Mechanism of OT | 第40-43页 |
| ·A Comparison of TG and OT | 第43-44页 |
| ·OT-based Syntax | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four Construction of Constraint Hierarchy in OT-based Syntax | 第46-64页 |
| ·OT Analysis of Wh-movement | 第46-49页 |
| ·Some Problems in OT Analysis of Wh-movement | 第49-50页 |
| ·A New Definition of OT-based Syntactic Elements | 第50-61页 |
| ·A New Version of Input | 第50-52页 |
| ·A New Version of Gen | 第52-55页 |
| ·A New Version of Eval | 第55-61页 |
| ·Modification of O_p-S_(PEC) | 第55页 |
| ·R_(ESPECTING) H_(IERARCHY OF) A_(DJACENCY) | 第55-61页 |
| ·Construction of Constraint Hierarchy | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Five OT Account for Superiority Effects | 第64-75页 |
| ·OT Account for Subject-object Asymmetry | 第64-66页 |
| ·OT Account for Adjunct-object Asymmetry | 第66-68页 |
| ·OT Account for Indirect-direct Object Asymmetry | 第68-72页 |
| ·Asymmetry in Double Object Construction | 第68-71页 |
| ·Analysis of Superiority Effects in Double Object Structure | 第71-72页 |
| ·Construction of Factorial Typology | 第72-75页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第75-78页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Future Study | 第77-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-82页 |
