| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| 0.1 Background of the Study | 第10-13页 |
| 0.2 Objectives of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 0.3 Arrangement of the Study | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies on the Syntactic Relations within the "Determiner + Noun" Phrase in English | 第18-23页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies on the Cognitive Motivations of the Syntactic Relations within the "Determiner + Noun" Phrase in English | 第23-25页 |
| 1.3 Comments on the Previous Studies | 第25-26页 |
| 1.4 Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundations | 第28-38页 |
| 2.1 Mental Space Theory | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2 Grounding Theory | 第30-37页 |
| 2.2.1 Grounding | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Grammatical Attributes of Grounding Elements | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2.3 Grounded Nominal | 第34-37页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Grounding and the Syntactic Relations between Determiner and Noun in the "Determiner + Noun" Phrase | 第38-58页 |
| 3.1 Necessity of Grounding in Communication | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2 Necessity of Determiners in the "Determiner + Noun" Phrase | 第40-45页 |
| 3.2.1 Zero Article as a Covert Determiner | 第41-43页 |
| 3.2.2 Nature of the Use of the Zero Article | 第43-45页 |
| 3.3 Grounding and the Syntactic Relations between Differentiating Determiners and the Noun | 第45-51页 |
| 3.3.1 Differentiating Determiners | 第46-49页 |
| 3.3.2 Grounding and the Determining Relation of Differentiating | 第49-51页 |
| 3.4 Grounding and the Syntactic Relations between Quantifying Determiners and the Noun | 第51-56页 |
| 3.4.1 Quantifying Determiners | 第51-54页 |
| 3.4.2 The Quantifying Relations between Quantifying Determiners and the Noun | 第54-56页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 4 Grounding and the Syntactic Relations between Determiners in the "Determiner + Noun" Phrase | 第58-76页 |
| 4.1 Grounding and the Compatibility between Determiners | 第58-61页 |
| 4.2 Grounding and the Incompatibility between Determiners | 第61-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Incompatibility of Predeterminers | 第61-63页 |
| 4.2.2 Incompatibility of Central Determiners | 第63-64页 |
| 4.3 Grounding and the Sequence of Determiners | 第64-74页 |
| 4.3.1 Nominal Structure and the Syntactic Organization of Determiners | 第65-67页 |
| 4.3.2 Cognitive Motivations of the Irreversibility of the Sequence of Determiners in the "Determiner + Noun" phrase | 第67-74页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第74-76页 |
| Conclusion | 第76-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-86页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第86-88页 |
