| 摘要 | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Orientation and General Research Questions | 第12页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Present Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| ·Definition of Meaning and Prototype | 第16-18页 |
| ·Meaning | 第16页 |
| ·Prototype | 第16-18页 |
| ·Polysemy and Semantic Change | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Mechanisms of Semantic Change (Metaphor and metonymy) | 第20-23页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第20-22页 |
| ·Metonymy | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Motivation of Semantic Change -Subjectification | 第23-25页 |
| ·Modality | 第25-29页 |
| ·The Definitions of Deontic and Epistemic Modality | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Differences between Deontic and Epistemic Modality | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Relationship between Deontic and Epistemic Modality | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Previous Study of Neng and Hui | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Previous Study of Neng | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Previous Study of Hui | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 the Polysemous Modal Verbs- Neng and Hui | 第32-57页 |
| ·A Diachronic Approach | 第32-38页 |
| ·The Chinese Modal Verb -Neng | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Chinese Modal Verb -Hui | 第35-38页 |
| ·A Synchronic Approach | 第38-57页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第38-39页 |
| ·Polysemy Study from the Synchronic Perspecitve | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Polysemy Chinese Modal Verb -Neng and Hui | 第40-57页 |
| ·The Polysemous Chinese Modal Verb –Neng | 第40-48页 |
| ·The Polysemous Chinese Modal Verb -Hui | 第48-57页 |
| Chapter 4 Mechanisms for the Semantic Change of Chinese Modal Verbs -Neng and Hui | 第57-79页 |
| ·The Mechanisms for the Semantic Change of Chinese Modal Verb –Neng | 第57-68页 |
| ·The Mechanisms for the Semantic Change of Chinese Modal Verb –Hui | 第68-77页 |
| ·Summary of the Mechanisms for the Semantic Change of Neng and Hui | 第77-79页 |
| Chapter 5 the Motivation for Semantic Change-Subjectification | 第79-92页 |
| ·Subjectification | 第79页 |
| ·Subjectification Functions in the Semantic Change | 第79-91页 |
| ·Subjectification in the Semantic Change | 第79-85页 |
| ·The Function of Subjectification | 第85-91页 |
| ·Langacker’s Subjectification | 第85-86页 |
| ·Traugott’s Subjectification | 第86-87页 |
| ·The Differences Between the two Linguists’Views of Point | 第87页 |
| ·The Course of Subjectification | 第87-91页 |
| ·Summary of the Motivation for the Semantic Change of Neng and Hui | 第91-92页 |
| Conclusion, Implication and Suggestions | 第92-95页 |
| Conclusions Drawn from the Present Study | 第92-93页 |
| Pedagogical Implications | 第93-94页 |
| Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第94-95页 |
| Notes | 第95-96页 |
| References | 第96-100页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第100-102页 |
| Appendix A 攻读学位期间所发表的学术论文目录 | 第102-103页 |
| Appendix B Ability Use of Neng | 第103-105页 |
| Appendix C Deontic Use of Neng | 第105-107页 |
| Appendix D Epistemic Use of Neng | 第107-109页 |
| Appendix E Ability Use of Hui | 第109-110页 |
| Appendix F Deontic Use of Hui | 第110-111页 |
| Appendix G Epistemic Use of Hui | 第111-113页 |
| Appendix H 详细中文摘要 | 第113-116页 |
