| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Motivation and Objectives of the Research | 第10-12页 |
| ·Methodology of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Layout of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-33页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·Previous Studies of the Notion of Raising Structures | 第15-25页 |
| ·Syntactic Features of English Raising Predicates | 第15-20页 |
| ·Classifications of English Raising Predicates | 第20-25页 |
| ·Studies of Chinese Raising Structures | 第25-31页 |
| ·Characteristics of Chinese Raising Structures | 第25-28页 |
| ·Classifications of Chinese Raising Structures | 第28-31页 |
| ·Comments on Previous Studies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Bases | 第33-47页 |
| ·Introduction | 第33页 |
| ·Universal Grammar | 第33-35页 |
| ·Theories Related with Raising Structures | 第35-42页 |
| ·The Theta Theory | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Case Theory | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Economy Principle | 第42-44页 |
| ·Lexical Integrity Principle | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Four A United Account for Raising Structures | 第47-74页 |
| ·Introduction | 第47页 |
| ·The Logical Frame Hypothesis of Human Languages | 第47-54页 |
| ·The Basic Structure of the Sentence | 第47-51页 |
| ·The Basic Logic Frame Hypothesis of Human Languages | 第51-54页 |
| ·Non-raising Hypothesis of Raising Structures | 第54-73页 |
| ·Problems with the Motivations of Raising Structures | 第54-60页 |
| ·Problems with the Theta Theory | 第54-59页 |
| ·Problems with the Case Theory | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Notion of VP+ | 第60-63页 |
| ·Non-raising Analysis of Raising Structures | 第63-73页 |
| ·Comparison of Raising Structures with Passive Structures | 第64-66页 |
| ·Non-raising Analysis of Seem-structures | 第66-69页 |
| ·Non-raising Analysis of Be-structures | 第69-73页 |
| ·Summary | 第73-74页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第74-77页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-80页 |
