| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Objectives of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第14页 |
| 2.2 Definition of Countability | 第14-15页 |
| 2.3 Classification of English Nouns in Grammar | 第15-17页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies on Countability of English Nouns | 第17-23页 |
| 2.5 Comments on the Previous Studies | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 3 The Grammar-Pragmatics Interface | 第24-35页 |
| 3.1 Relationship between ‘Meaning’ and ‘Use’ | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 Relationship between ‘Conventionality’ and ‘Intentionality’ | 第26-29页 |
| 3.3 Interaction of Grammar and Pragmatics | 第29-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第35-40页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第35页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3 Data Processing | 第36页 |
| 4.4 Data Description | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第40-65页 |
| 5.1 Count Nouns and Noncount Nouns in Use | 第40-59页 |
| 5.1.1 Count Nouns in Uncountable Use | 第41-50页 |
| 5.1.2 Noncount Nouns in Countable Use | 第50-59页 |
| 5.2 Pragmatic Constraints on the Use of Nouns | 第59-62页 |
| 5.2.1 Pragmatic Constraints on the Conversion of Individual Nouns to MaterialNouns | 第60页 |
| 5.2.2 Pragmatic Constraints on the Conversion of Material Nouns to IndividualNouns | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2.3 Pragmatic Constraints on the Conversion of Individual Nouns to AbstractNouns | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2.4 Pragmatic Constraints on the Conversion of Abstract Nouns to IndividualNouns | 第62页 |
| 5.3 Countability of Nouns in Use as a Continuum | 第62-65页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-69页 |
