| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第3-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Paper | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Approximate Quantity and Related Concepts | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Classifications of Approximate Quantities in Chinese and English | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Classifications of Approximate Quantities in Chinese | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Classifications of Approximate Quantities in English | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on AQTENs in Chinese and English | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Research Instruments | 第26-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Parallel Corpus | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Questionnaire | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第31-60页 |
| 4.1 General Distribution of AQTENs in The Story of the Stone | 第31-35页 |
| 4.1.1 Distribution of Chinese AQTENs in The Story of the Stone | 第31-34页 |
| 4.1.2 Distribution of English AQTENs in The Story of the Stone | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 Forms of Chinese and English AQTENs | 第35-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Forms of Chinese AQTENs | 第35-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Forms of English AQTENs | 第44-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Similarities and Differences in Forms between Chinese and English AQTENs | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3 Meanings of Chinese and English AQTENs | 第50-60页 |
| 4.3.1 Meanings of Chinese AQTENs | 第50-54页 |
| 4.3.2 Meanings of English AQTENs | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3.3 Similarities and Differences in Meanings between Chinese and English AQTENs | 第55-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study | 第61-62页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第62-64页 |
| REFERENCES | 第64-68页 |
| APPENDICES | 第68-77页 |
| Appendix A: Chinese Questionnaire | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix B: English Questionnaire | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix C:Table about General Information of English Forward & Adjacent AQTENs | 第72-77页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第77-79页 |
