| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Layout of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18页 |
| ·Meaning Changes of “Zai” | 第18-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies of “Zai” | 第21-30页 |
| ·Syntactic Approach to “Zai” | 第21-22页 |
| ·Sementic Approach to “Zai” | 第22-29页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach to “Zai” | 第29-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies of “Zai+V” Construction | 第30-34页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第36-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·Concept of Grammaticalization | 第36-38页 |
| ·Genesis and Development of Grammaticalization | 第38-44页 |
| ·Principles of Grammaticalization | 第44-46页 |
| ·Mechanisms of Grammaticalization | 第46-55页 |
| ·Syntactic Mechanism---Reanalysis | 第46-48页 |
| ·Sema ntic Mechanism---Generalization | 第48-50页 |
| ·Pragmatic Mechanism---Short-circuited Implicature Theory | 第50-52页 |
| ·Cognitive Mechanisms--- Subjectification | 第52-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Four “Zai+V” Construction and Grammaticalization | 第56-90页 |
| ·Introducion | 第56页 |
| ·Features of “Zai+V” Construction | 第56-63页 |
| ·Features of “Zai+V”1 | 第56-58页 |
| ·Features of “Zai+V”2 | 第58-59页 |
| ·Features of “Zai+V”3 | 第59-61页 |
| ·Features of “Zai+V”4 | 第61-63页 |
| ·Grammaticalization Mechanisms of “Zai+V” Construction | 第63-88页 |
| ·Syntactic Analysis | 第63-70页 |
| ·Reanalysis of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”1to “Zai+V”2 | 第64-66页 |
| ·Reanalysis of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”2to “Zai+V”4 | 第66-68页 |
| ·Reanalysis of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”1to “Zai+V”3 | 第68-70页 |
| ·Sementic Analysis | 第70-77页 |
| ·Generalization of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”1to “Zai+V”2 | 第71-73页 |
| ·Generalizaton of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”2to “Zai+V”4 | 第73-75页 |
| ·Generalization of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”1to “Zai+V”3 | 第75-77页 |
| ·Pragmatic Analysis | 第77-82页 |
| ·Short-circuited Implicature Study of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”1to “Zai+V”2 | 第78-79页 |
| ·Short-circuited Implicature Study of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”2to “Zai+V”4 | 第79-81页 |
| ·Short-circuited Implicature Study of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”1to “Zai+V”3 | 第81-82页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis | 第82-88页 |
| ·Subjectification of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”1to “Zai+V”2 | 第83-85页 |
| ·Subjectification of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”2to “Zai+V”4 | 第85-86页 |
| ·Subjectification of “Zai+V” from “Zai+V”1to “Zai+V”3 | 第86-88页 |
| ·Summary | 第88-90页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第90-93页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第90-91页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第91-92页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Future Studies | 第92-93页 |
| References | 第93-100页 |
| Appendix1 | 第100-104页 |
| Appendix2 | 第104-117页 |
