| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Overview | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Motivation for the Research Topic | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| 2.1 Recent Development in the Study of Control.. | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Control in Standard-theory Framework | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Control in Government and Binding | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Control Within Minimalism.. | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.3.1 The null-case Approach | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.3.2 The Agree Approach | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3.3 Movement Theory of Control (MTC) | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Chinese Control Construction | 第22-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Chinese: Pro-Drop Language or not | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Chinese: Distinction Between Finite and Non-Finite Clauses | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Chinese: Case-marking or Non-case-marking Language | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.4 Modern Chinese Null Subjects | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Classification of Modern Chinese Null Subjects | 第28-76页 |
| 3.1 Different Types of Modern Chinese Null Subjects | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2 Null Subject as Trace. | 第30-60页 |
| 3.2.1 X-Movement | 第32-40页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Trace Caused by Antecedent Moving Backward (Trace_a) | 第32-36页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Trace Caused by Antecedent Moving Forward (Trace_b) | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Trace Caused by Complicated Movement (Trace_c) | 第37-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Y-Movement | 第40-60页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Trace Caused by Antecedent Moving Backward (Trace_a) | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Trace Caused by Antecedent Moving Backward (Trace_b) | 第42-49页 |
| 3.2.2.3 Trace Caused by Complicated Movement (Trace_c) | 第49-60页 |
| 3.3 Null Subjects as Ellipsis | 第60-73页 |
| 3.3.1 Null Subject as Free Ellipsis | 第60-68页 |
| 3.3.1.1 Independent Ellipsis | 第60-62页 |
| 3.3.1.2 Coordinated Ellipsis | 第62-64页 |
| 3.3.1.3 Subordinated Ellipsis | 第64-68页 |
| 3.3.2 Null Subject as Obligatory Ellipsis | 第68-71页 |
| 3.3.3 Ellipsis After Movement | 第71-73页 |
| 3.4 Null Subject as pro | 第73-76页 |
| Chapter 4 Co-reference of Null Subject | 第76-91页 |
| 4.1 Tracex and Minimal Link | 第76-77页 |
| 4.2 Tracey and Obligatory Control | 第77-87页 |
| 4.2.1 Subject Control | 第78-79页 |
| 4.2.2 Object Control | 第79-80页 |
| 4.2.3 Adjunct Control | 第80-81页 |
| 4.2.4 Control With Promise-Cases | 第81-82页 |
| 4.2.5 Backward Control | 第82-84页 |
| 4.2.6 Split Control | 第84-86页 |
| 4.2.7 Partial Control | 第86-87页 |
| 4.3 Ellipsis and Recoverability | 第87-89页 |
| 4.3.1 Recovering by Context | 第87-88页 |
| 4.3.2 Recovering by Larger Structure | 第88-89页 |
| 4.4 pro and Non-obligatory Control | 第89-91页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion. | 第91-94页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第91-92页 |
| 5.2 Prospect for Further Research | 第92-94页 |
| References | 第94-100页 |
