| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 The Object of the Study | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 The Objectives of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Methodology for the Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the Paper | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-27页 |
| 2.1 Issues on the Universal Reference | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Approaches to the Study of QZ construction | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Empirical Approach to the QZ Construction | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Cognitive-pragmatic Implicational Approach to the QZ Construction | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Default Reasoning Interpretation of the QZ Construction | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 The Limitation of the Current Accounts | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Description of the Theoretical Framework | 第27-44页 |
| 3.1 Related Issues on the QZ Construction | 第27-31页 |
| 3.1.1 Construction vs. Sentence Pattern/Structure | 第27-30页 |
| 3.1.1.1 A Brief Introduction to Construction Grammar | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.1.2 Construction vs. Sentence Pattern/Structure: the Study of Chinese | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.2 Advantages of Regarding the QZ as a Construction | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2 Theoretical Foundations of the Present Study | 第31-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Goldberg’s Construction Grammar | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Figure and Ground in Language | 第33-38页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Figure and Ground in Cognitive Psychology | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Talmy’s Figure/Ground theory | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.3 Counter-expectation in Pragmatics | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2.4 Mechanism of Scalar Reasoning | 第40-42页 |
| 3.3 Essentials for the Theoretical Framework | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 4 A Cognitive-pragmatic Analysis of the QZ Construction | 第44-63页 |
| 4.1 Constructional Qualification of the Present Object | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2 Figure/Ground Assignment in the QZ Construction | 第47-52页 |
| 4.2.1 The Reference Frame and the Figure in the QZ Construction | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.2 The Role of Ground in the QZ Construction | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2.3 Figure/Ground Assignment and Beyond | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3 Counter-expectation of the QZ Construction | 第52-57页 |
| 4.3.1 Counter-expectation in the Unmarked Form | 第52-55页 |
| 4.3.2 Pragmatic Distinction Between the QZ Construction and Its Alternatives | 第55-57页 |
| 4.4 The Marked Form of the QZ Construction and its Mechanism | 第57-61页 |
| 4.4.1 The Marked Form of the QZ Construction | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.2 The Mechanism of the Marked QZ Construction | 第58-61页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
