| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Overview | 第9-10页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第10-13页 |
| ·Background: From GB Theory to MP | 第10-12页 |
| ·Architect: Lexicon and Computational Systems in MP | 第12-13页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第14-29页 |
| ·de as a Complementizer | 第14-16页 |
| ·de as a Light Noun | 第16-19页 |
| ·de as a Special Functional Word | 第19-23页 |
| ·de as a Determiner | 第23-26页 |
| ·de as a Conjunction Word | 第26-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Two The Diachronic Study of de and the de-constructions | 第29-38页 |
| ·The Distributions of de in Modern Chinese | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Grammaticalization of the Element de | 第30-36页 |
| ·de in the Early Stage of Grammaticalization | 第30-34页 |
| ·de in the Later Development of Grammaticalization | 第34-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Three A Complementizer Analysis of de in Relative Constructions | 第38-48页 |
| ·The Relative Constructions in Chinese | 第38-39页 |
| ·de in Chinese Argument Relatives | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Properties of de and zhe | 第39-40页 |
| ·Derivations of Chinese Argument Relatives | 第40-42页 |
| ·de in Chinese Adjunct Relatives | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Properties of de and zhi | 第43-44页 |
| ·Derivations of Chinese Adjunct Relatives | 第44-46页 |
| ·Some Problems Related to Word Order | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Four A Determiner Analysis of de in Possession, Attribute and Nominalization Constructions | 第48-61页 |
| ·Possession, Attribute and Nominalization Constructions in Chinese | 第48-49页 |
| ·DP Hypothesis: The Similarities between DP and IP | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Properties of de in Possession, Attribute and Nominalization Constructions | 第50-52页 |
| ·Derivations of Possession, Attribute and Nominalization Constructions | 第52-59页 |
| ·Derivations of Possession and Attribute Constructions | 第52-56页 |
| ·Derivations of Nominalization Constructions | 第56-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| References | 第63-66页 |
