| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·The Significance of the thesis | 第11页 |
| ·Research problems | 第11-12页 |
| ·Definitions: copular word, copular structure, copular sentence | 第12-16页 |
| ·Copula words be and shi(是) | 第12-14页 |
| ·Copular structure (CS) | 第14-16页 |
| ·Copular Sentence | 第16页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第18-30页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Grammaticalization | 第18-24页 |
| ·Definition of grammaticalization | 第18-19页 |
| ·Mechanisms and motivations of grammaticalization | 第19-22页 |
| ·Characteristics of Grammaticalization | 第22-24页 |
| ·A Brief introduction to English copular structure and Chinese copular structure | 第24-30页 |
| ·Differences between logic judgment and linguistic judgment | 第24-25页 |
| ·Researches on copular structures | 第25-27页 |
| ·Researches on Copular words | 第27-30页 |
| 3 Grammaticalization of English CS | 第30-50页 |
| ·Functions of copular structure | 第30-31页 |
| ·Classification of English copular structures | 第31-38页 |
| ·Copular structure without copulas (No-copula CS) | 第31-34页 |
| ·Copular structure with be | 第34-38页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of copula be | 第38-48页 |
| ·Be and its inflections | 第38-43页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of copular word be | 第43-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-50页 |
| 4 Research on Grammaticalization of Chinese CS | 第50-66页 |
| ·Copular structure without copulas (No-copula CS) | 第50-53页 |
| ·Copular structures with auxiliaries (AuxCS) | 第53-58页 |
| ·AuxCS with ye(也) | 第54页 |
| ·AuxCS with zhe…ye(者 | 第54-57页 |
| ·AuxCS with adverbs | 第57-58页 |
| ·Standard CS with shi(是) | 第58-63页 |
| ·Shi (是)used as a demonstrative in CS | 第58-61页 |
| ·Shi(是) used as a copula in CS | 第61-62页 |
| ·The maturation of copular word shi(是) in CS | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-66页 |
| 5 A Comparison of English CS and Chinese CS | 第66-78页 |
| ·Significances of contrast study on CS | 第66页 |
| ·Similarities between English CS and Chinese CS | 第66-74页 |
| ·No-copula CS and information structure | 第67-70页 |
| ·Standard CS | 第70-74页 |
| ·Differences between English CS and Chinese CS | 第74-77页 |
| ·Summary | 第77-78页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第78-81页 |
| ·Findings | 第78-79页 |
| ·Implication | 第79-80页 |
| ·Further questions to be researched | 第80-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-87页 |
| List of Tables and Figures Used in This Thesis | 第87-89页 |
| Academic Achievements and Awards | 第89-90页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第90页 |
