| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Overview | 第10-13页 |
| ·Aims and Significance of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第16-35页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第16-20页 |
| ·Word Order Typology | 第16-18页 |
| ·Hawkins’ Heaviness Hierarchy | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics---Figure and Ground Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on English Modifiers | 第20-26页 |
| ·Structural Grammar | 第20-22页 |
| ·Transformational Generative Grammar | 第22-24页 |
| ·Cognitive Grammar | 第24-26页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Uyghur Modifiers | 第26-35页 |
| ·Structural Grammar | 第27-30页 |
| ·Transformational Generative Grammar | 第30-33页 |
| ·Cognitive Grammar | 第33-35页 |
| 3 A Comparison of Modifiers between English and Uyghur Language | 第35-66页 |
| ·The Comparison of Similar Components of Modification between English and Uyghur Language | 第35-55页 |
| ·Modification of Headword with Nouns | 第35-40页 |
| ·N + N Structure (modifier + head noun) in English vs. in Uyghur Language | 第36页 |
| ·N + s + N & N + of + N Structure in English vs. N + ni + N –(i/si) in Uyghur Language | 第36-38页 |
| ·“N + preposition + N” in English vs. “N + diki/tiki/d k/t k/ ilik/ + N” in Uyghur Language | 第38-40页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Adjectives | 第40-41页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Pronouns | 第41-45页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Possessive Pronouns | 第41-42页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Demonstrative Pronouns | 第42-43页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Interrogative Pronouns | 第43-44页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Indefinite Pronouns | 第44-45页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Numerals | 第45-48页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Participles | 第48-50页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Gerunds | 第50-52页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Relative Clauses | 第52-53页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Numeral-Measure Phrases | 第53-55页 |
| ·Particular Modification Structures in English | 第55-57页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Adverbs | 第55页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Infinitives | 第55-56页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Prepositional Phrases | 第56页 |
| ·Modification Structure with Articles | 第56-57页 |
| ·Particular Modification Structures in Uyghur Language | 第57-59页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Onomatopoeia | 第57-58页 |
| ·Modification of Head Noun with Postpositional Phrases | 第58-59页 |
| ·Commonalities of Multiple Premodifiers between English and Uyghur Language | 第59-61页 |
| ·Possessives > Adjectives > Attributive Nouns Order in English and Uyghur | 第59-61页 |
| ·Adjectives denoting subjective evaluation > Adjectives denoting objectivecharacteristics in English and Uyghur | 第61页 |
| ·Differences of Multiple Premodifiers between English and Uyghur Language | 第61-66页 |
| ·Stable Order of Numerals in English vs. Flexible Order of Numerals in Uyghur..53 | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Different Ordering of Demonstratives between English and Uyghur | 第63-64页 |
| ·The Different Ordering of Participles between English and Uyghur | 第64-66页 |
| 4 Reasons for the Differences in Modifier Order between English and Uyghur. | 第66-74页 |
| ·Explanation from the Perspective of Word Order Typology | 第66-68页 |
| ·Explanation from the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics | 第68-74页 |
| 5 Conclusions | 第74-78页 |
| ·Summary | 第74-76页 |
| ·Implications for Language Teaching and Learning | 第76页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第76-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-82页 |
| Appendix | 第82-83页 |
| 在读期间发表论文清单 | 第83-84页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第84页 |
