| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review: Earlier Studies on the English Passive | 第15-29页 |
| ·The Passive Studied in Traditional Grammar | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Passive Studied in TG Grammar | 第17-20页 |
| ·The Passive Studied in Functional Grammar | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Passive Studied in Cognitive Grammar | 第22-29页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundation of the Thesis: Prototype Theory | 第29-41页 |
| ·Introduction to Prototype Theory | 第29-35页 |
| ·Classical Theory of Categorization | 第29-31页 |
| ·Problems Concerning the Classical Theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Prototype Theory | 第32-35页 |
| ·Application of Prototype Theory | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Passive Voice in English: Prototype Categories of Syntax and Semantics | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 3 A Prototype Study of the Passive in Terms of Syntax | 第41-51页 |
| ·The Be-passive as the Prototype | 第42-45页 |
| ·Semantic Features of the Be-passive as the Prototype | 第42-43页 |
| ·Syntactic Features of the Be-passive as the Prototype | 第43-45页 |
| ·Variations of Tense | 第43-44页 |
| ·Addition of the by-phrase | 第44-45页 |
| ·Collocation with Verbs | 第45页 |
| ·The Get-passive as the Non-prototype | 第45-51页 |
| ·Semantic Features of the Gef-passive as the Non-prototype | 第46-48页 |
| ·Syntactic Features of the Get-passive as the Non-prototype | 第48-51页 |
| ·Tense Variations | 第48-49页 |
| ·Addition of the by-phrase | 第49-50页 |
| ·Collocation with Verbs | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter 4 A Prototype Study of the Passive in Terms of Semantics | 第51-81页 |
| ·Real Passives as the Prototype | 第51-73页 |
| ·Semantic Features of Prototype Passives | 第53-68页 |
| ·Prototype Passives in Terms of Canonical Event Model | 第54-63页 |
| ·Prototype Passives in Terms of Causation and Affectedness | 第63-68页 |
| ·Syntactic Features of Prototype Passives | 第68-70页 |
| ·Pragmatic Features of Prototype Passives | 第70-73页 |
| ·Pseudo-passives as the Non-prototype and Their Features | 第73-78页 |
| ·Semi-passives as the Non-prototype | 第78-81页 |
| ·Semantic Features of Semi-passives | 第78页 |
| ·Syntactic Features of Semi-passives | 第78-81页 |
| Conclusion | 第81-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-89页 |
| Appendix | 第89-91页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第91-93页 |
