| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Methodology | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-33页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第19页 |
| 2.2 The Understandings of Lexicalization | 第19-24页 |
| 2.2.1 The Definition of Lexicalization | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 The Classification of Lexicalization | 第22页 |
| 2.2.3 The Conditions of Lexicalization | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.4 Lexicalization and Grammaticalization | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies of Morphology | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Inflection and Derivation | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Inflection of Verbs | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies of Past Participles | 第27-30页 |
| 2.4.1 From the Perspective of Word Class Categorization | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4.2 From the Perspective of Frequency | 第29-30页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第33-47页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Genesis of CAS | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Language as a Complex Adaptive System | 第34-39页 |
| 3.3.1 Main Characteristics of Language as a CAS | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3.2 The Advantages of Language as a Complex Adaptive System | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4 Those Theories Conform to the Theory of Language as a CAS | 第39-45页 |
| 3.4.1 The Theory of Norms and Exploitations | 第39-41页 |
| 3.4.2 Contributions and Importance of TNE | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4.3 The Usage-based Theory (UBT) | 第42-44页 |
| 3.4.4 Two-level Word Class Categorization in Analytic Languages | 第44-45页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第47-69页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第47页 |
| 4.2 Results | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Investigation of Past Participles in OALD-8 | 第47-50页 |
| 4.2.2 Representation of Past Participles with the Properties of Adjectives inOALD-8 | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Discussion | 第51-65页 |
| 4.3.1 Lexicalization of Past Participles | 第52-54页 |
| 4.3.2 Criteria of Achieving Word-hood from Perspective of TWCC—TakingLexicalized Past Participial Adjectives for Example | 第54-59页 |
| 4.3.3 Dynamic Description of Word-hood Achievement of Multiple ClassMembers in Past Participles | 第59-63页 |
| 4.3.4 Lexicalization as Closely Related to Culture and Society | 第63-65页 |
| 4.4 Implication for Morphology, Lexicography and Study of Modern ChineseLexicalization | 第65-68页 |
| 4.5.1 Enlightenment on Researches on Inflectional Forms in Morphology | 第65-66页 |
| 4.5.2 Operation Gist on Lexicography | 第66-68页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第69-70页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Work | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-77页 |
| Appendix I Past Participial Adjectives Recorded in OALD-8 | 第77-87页 |
| Appendix II Types of Past Participles with Two Word Class Categories | 第87页 |
| Appendix III Past Participle with Three Word Class Categories in OALD-8 | 第87页 |
