| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-22页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第13-14页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Negative Particle Wu: The Object of Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Rationale for the Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第17-19页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第19-20页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Two Studies of the Grammaticalitation of the Negative Particle Wu: A Literature Review | 第22-37页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22页 |
| ·Defining Negation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Approaches to the Grammaticalization of the Chinese Negative Particle Wu | 第23-30页 |
| ·Definition of the Grammaticalization of the Chinese Negative Particle Wu | 第23-24页 |
| ·Previous Approaches to Grammaticalization | 第24-30页 |
| ·Approaches to Negation | 第30-34页 |
| ·The Semantic Approach | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Approach | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Present Study | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Three Features and Functions of Wu | 第37-45页 |
| ·Introduction | 第37页 |
| ·An Assumption about the Grammaticalization | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Features of the Chinese Character "Wu" | 第38-42页 |
| ·Lexical Features | 第39-41页 |
| ·Syntactical Features | 第41-42页 |
| ·Functional Features | 第42页 |
| ·The Functions of Wu | 第42-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Four Mechanisms and Process of the Grammaticalization of the Negative Particle Wu | 第45-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Grammaticalization of the Chinese Negative Particle Wu | 第46-51页 |
| ·Motivations of the Grammaticalization of the Chinese Negative Particle Wu | 第46-48页 |
| ·Mechanisms of the Grammaticalization of the Chinese Negative Particle Wu | 第48-51页 |
| ·Reanalysis | 第48-49页 |
| ·Analogy | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Process of the Grammaticalization of the Chinese Negative Particle Wu | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Implications | 第56-60页 |
| ·Introduction | 第56页 |
| ·Major Findings from the Research | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第57-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第59-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
