| Descriptive Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One (In)Definiteness in Mandarin and Its Pragmatic Meaning | 第14-23页 |
| 1.1 Manifestation of (In)Definiteness in Mandarin C hinese | 第14-21页 |
| 1.2 Pragmatic Functions of the Expression of (In)Definiteness | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Investigations on Acquisition of (In)Definiteness | 第23-29页 |
| 2.1 Overview | 第23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Acquisition of (In)Definiteness in EuropeanLanguages | 第23-26页 |
| 2.3 Maya Hickmann’s Experimental Study of (In)Definiteness Acquisitionin Mandarin-Speaking Children | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Method of the Present Study | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1 Experiment One | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2 Experiment Two | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Four Children’s Knowledge of (In)Definiteness in Mandarin | 第35-52页 |
| 4.1 Results of Experiment O ne | 第35-42页 |
| 4.2 Results of Experiment Two | 第42-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-53页 |
| Works Cited | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix A Testing Materials for Experiment One | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix B Testing Materials for Experiment Two | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix C Selected Transcriptions of Experiment One | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix D Selected Transcriptions of Experiment Two | 第62-63页 |
| Informative Chinese Abstract | 第63-70页 |
| Résumé and Publications since Entering the Program | 第70页 |
