| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Research Problems and Aims | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| ·Traditional Grammar Approach | 第18-20页 |
| ·Functional-pragmatic Approach | 第20页 |
| ·Contrastive Linguistics Approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics Approach | 第21-24页 |
| ·Other Approaches | 第24-25页 |
| ·Brief Evaluation | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-36页 |
| ·Langacker’s View on Subjectivity and Subjectifcation | 第28-31页 |
| ·Traugott’s View on Subjectivity and Subjectifcation | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Analytical Framework of This Research | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Four Subjectivity Encoded in Different Types of Because-CCS | 第36-48页 |
| ·Classification of Because-CCS | 第36-38页 |
| ·Subjectivity Encoded in Logical Because-CCS | 第38-40页 |
| ·Subjectivity Encoded in Inferential Because-CCS | 第40-42页 |
| ·Subjectivity Encoded in Speech Act Because-CCS | 第42-45页 |
| ·Subjective Gradience in Because-CCS | 第45-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Five Linguistic Representations of Subjectivity in Because-CCS | 第48-64页 |
| ·Linguistic Features in Logical Because-CCS | 第48-51页 |
| ·Semantic Feature - Direct Causal Relation | 第48-49页 |
| ·Syntactic Features in Logical Because-CCS | 第49-50页 |
| ·Pragmatic Features in Logical Because-CCS | 第50-51页 |
| ·Linguistic Features of Subjectivity in Inferential Because-CCS | 第51-57页 |
| ·Epistemic Raising | 第51-52页 |
| ·Semantic Relations in Inferential Because-CCS | 第52-55页 |
| ·Syntactic Features in Inferential Because-CCS | 第55-56页 |
| ·Pragmatic Features in Inferential Because-CCS | 第56-57页 |
| ·Linguistic Features of Subjectivity in Speech Act Because-CCS | 第57-61页 |
| ·Semantic Features in Speech Act Because-CCS | 第57-59页 |
| ·Syntactic Features in Speech Act Because-CCS | 第59-61页 |
| ·Pragmatic Features in Speech Act Because-CCS | 第61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第64-66页 |
| ·Theoretical Contributions of the Study | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix A | 第70-71页 |
| Appendix B | 第71-74页 |
