| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Abstract | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 The purpose and significance of this research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 The hypothesis of the study | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-25页 |
| 2.1 The Studies of English articles abroad | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 The First Language Acquisition of English Articles | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 The Second Language Acquisition of English Articles | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 The Studies of English articles at home | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.1 The Research on English Articles Usage | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 The Research on English Articles Acquisition | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 The Research on English Articles Pedagogy | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第25-37页 |
| 3.1 Introduction of English Articles | 第25-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Brief History of English Articles | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.2 Definition of English Articles | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.3 Classification of English Articles | 第27页 |
| 3.1.4 The Relation of English Articles and Noun Phrases | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Reference Theory | 第28-32页 |
| 3.2.1 the Generic Reference | 第30页 |
| 3.2.2 the Individuative Reference | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3 The Cognitive Grounding Function of English Articles | 第32-35页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four A Cognitive Construal on the Functions of English Articles in Locating Entities | 第37-88页 |
| 4.1 Construal on the Prototypical Uses of English Articles | 第37-63页 |
| 4.1.1 Construal on the Prototypical Uses of Definite Article in Locating Entities | 第37-50页 |
| 4.1.2 Construal on the Prototypical Uses of Indefinite Article in Locating Entities | 第50-57页 |
| 4.1.3 Construal on the Prototypical Uses of Zero Article in Locating Entities | 第57-63页 |
| 4.2 Construal on the Atypical Uses of English Articles | 第63-73页 |
| 4.2.1 Construal on the Atypical Uses of Definite Article | 第63-67页 |
| 4.2.2 Construal on the Atypical Uses of Indefinite Article | 第67-70页 |
| 4.2.3 Construal of Atypical Uses of Zero Article | 第70-73页 |
| 4.3 Construal on the Omission of English Articles | 第73-75页 |
| 4.3.1 the Omission in News Title | 第73-74页 |
| 4.3.2 the Omission in Communique, Advertisements, Statements orTelegraph | 第74页 |
| 4.3.3 the Omission in Annotation or Definition | 第74-75页 |
| 4.3.4 the Omission in Acronym | 第75页 |
| 4.4 The Comparison of Semantic Differences of Generalizing Functions Created by English Articles | 第75-83页 |
| 4.4.1 Indefinite article“a(n)”+ Singular Noun | 第76-78页 |
| 4.4.2 Definite Article“the”+ Singular Noun | 第78-81页 |
| 4.4.3 Definite Article“the”+ Plural Noun | 第81-82页 |
| 4.4.4 Zero Article + Plural Noun | 第82-83页 |
| 4.5 The Comparison between Definite Article and Zero Article in Prepositional Phrases | 第83-86页 |
| 4.5.1 active meaning and passive meaning | 第84页 |
| 4.5.2 temporality and routinely actions | 第84-85页 |
| 4.5.3 position and negation | 第85页 |
| 4.5.4 special scale | 第85-86页 |
| 4.6 Implications for Foreign Language Teaching Application | 第86-88页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第88-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-95页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第95-97页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第97页 |
