| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| Background of Our Study | 第11-13页 |
| Objective and Significance of this Study | 第13-14页 |
| Organization of Our Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review: Different Approaches to the Study of Modifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第17-31页 |
| ·Structural Grammar | 第17-21页 |
| ·Transformational Grammar | 第21-25页 |
| ·Cognitive Grammar | 第25-29页 |
| ·General Comments | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 2 A Structural and Functional Description of English Noun Phrases with Modifiers | 第31-41页 |
| ·The Basic Structure of English Noun Phrases | 第31-32页 |
| ·Realizations of Modifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第32-34页 |
| ·Realizations of Premodifiers | 第32-33页 |
| ·Realizations of Postmodifiers | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Structural Relations Between Premodifiers in Noun Phrases | 第34-37页 |
| ·Subordinate Relation | 第35-36页 |
| ·Coordinate Relation | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Function of Modifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第37-41页 |
| ·Previous Definitions of Modifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Definition Adopted in This Paper | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第41-47页 |
| ·Category and Categorization | 第41-44页 |
| ·Subcategorization and its Relationship with Modifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Subcategorization and the Use of Modifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第47-67页 |
| ·Subcategorization and the Function of Modifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第47-48页 |
| ·Subcategorization and Constraints on Modifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第48-52页 |
| ·Subcategorization and the Different Features of Premodifiers and Postmodifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第52-67页 |
| ·Subcategorization and the Feature of Premodifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第54-58页 |
| ·Subcategorization and the Feature of Postmodifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第58-60页 |
| ·Sucategorization and the Differences of the Same Modifier Used in Different Positions | 第60-64页 |
| ·Subcategorization and the Differences Between Relative Clauses and Adjectival Premodifiers | 第64-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Subcategorization and the Word Order of Premodifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第67-77页 |
| ·General Principles of Subcategorization | 第68-69页 |
| ·Classification of Premodifiers Based on Semantic Relationship Between Premodifiers and the Head Word | 第69-70页 |
| ·Word Order of Premodifiers in English Noun Phrases | 第70-77页 |
| Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix | 第83-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85-87页 |
