| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第3-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1 Object of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Necessity and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Basis | 第15-17页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions | 第17-18页 |
| 1.5 Methodology and Data Collection of the Study | 第18页 |
| 1.6 Structural Organization | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-26页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on the Contracted Structure | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Structure of “Ai V Bu V” | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on the Structural Analysis | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2 The Previous Studies about the Generative Mechanism Analysis in “Ai V Bu V” | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-42页 |
| 3.1 A Brief Introduction | 第26-30页 |
| 3.1.1 The Development of the Grammaticalization Theory | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.2 The Definition of Garmmaticalization | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Mechanisms of Grammaticalization | 第30-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Reanalysis | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Analogy/ Rule Generalization | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 The Motivations of Grammaticalization | 第35-39页 |
| 3.3.1 The Pragmatic Factors to Motivate the Grammaticalization | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3.2 The Cognitive Motivation of the Grammaticalization | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4 Grammaticalization across Clause | 第39-41页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Constructional Analysis of “Ai V Bu V” | 第42-56页 |
| 4.1 “Ai V Bu V” as a Construction | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2 The Component Parts in “Ai V Bu V” Construction | 第43-50页 |
| 4.2.1 The Constants in the Construction | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.2 The “V”s in the Construction | 第46-50页 |
| 4.3 The Features of “Ai V Bu V” Construction | 第50-55页 |
| 4.3.1 The Syntax features in “Ai V Bu V” Construction | 第50-52页 |
| 4.3.2 The Semantic Features of “Ai V Bu V” Construction | 第52-55页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five The Analysis under Grammaticalization in “Ai V Bu V” Structure | 第56-74页 |
| 5.1 The Development of “Ai V Bu V” | 第56-62页 |
| 5.1.1 The Structure of “Ai V Bu V” in Qing Dynasty | 第56-60页 |
| 5.1.2 The Structure of “Ai V Bu V” in Modern Chinese | 第60-62页 |
| 5.2 The Motivations of Grammaticalization in “Ai V Bu V” | 第62-66页 |
| 5.2.1 Grammaticalization by Four-Syllable Words | 第62-64页 |
| 5.2.2 The Grammaticalization under the Gestalt Psychology | 第64-66页 |
| 5.3 The Generative Mechanisms during the Grammaticalization in “Ai V Bu V” Construction | 第66-71页 |
| 5.3.1 The Reanalysis of “Ai V Bu V” | 第66-69页 |
| 5.3.2 The Analogy of “Ai V Bu V” | 第69-71页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第71-74页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第74-78页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第74-76页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Thesis | 第76-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-82页 |
| 攻读硕士期间发表的学术论文 | 第82-83页 |
