| Abstract (in English) | 第5页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research questions and methodology | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 The overall structure of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Chinese “yue lai yue” construction | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Semantic researches of Chinese “yue lai yue” construction | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 Syntactic researches of Chinese “yue lai yue” construction | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Pragmatic researches of Chinese “yue lai yue” construction | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.4 Cognitive analysis of Chinese “yue lai yue” construction | 第18页 |
| 2.1.5 Grammaticalization of Chinese “yue lai yue” construction | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.6 Mistakes about “yue lai yue” made by learners | 第19页 |
| 2.2 Studies on English corresponding constructions of Chinese “yue lai yue”construction | 第19-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Chinese EFL students’ cognitive scheme of “more and more andits varieties” | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.2 The analysis of “more and more” structure | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Summary | 第25页 |
| 2.3 Contrasts between “yue lai yue” construction and its English correspondingconstructions | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 Construction grammar | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of construction | 第27-30页 |
| 3.1.2 Goldberg’s construction grammar | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 Categorization | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of English Expressions of Chinese “yue lai yue” | 第35-72页 |
| 4.1 English expressions of Chinese “yue lai yue” construction | 第35页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of “Grow” group | 第35-40页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of “grow (vi.)” | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of “growing(adj.)” | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.3 Analysis of “growingly(adv.)” | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.4 Analysis of “growth(n.)” | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of “Increase” group | 第40-45页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis of “increase (v.)” | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of “increase (n.)” | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.3 Analysis of “increasing (adj.)” | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.4 Analysis of “increased (adj.)” | 第44页 |
| 4.3.5 Analysis of “increasingly (adv.)” | 第44-45页 |
| 4.4 Analysis of “Comparative Degree” group | 第45-57页 |
| 4.4.1 Analysis of “more” | 第46-48页 |
| 4.4.2 Analysis of “less” | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4.3 Analysis of “adj-er” | 第49-53页 |
| 4.4.4 Analysis of “adv-er” | 第53页 |
| 4.4.5 Analysis of “more and more” | 第53-54页 |
| 4.4.6 Analysis of “less and less” | 第54-55页 |
| 4.4.7 Analysis of “adj-er and adj-er” | 第55-56页 |
| 4.4.8 Analysis of “adv-er and adv-er” | 第56-57页 |
| 4.5 Analysis of “Verbs /Verb Phrases” group | 第57-67页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第67-72页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第72-74页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第72-73页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and suggestions | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix | 第76-78页 |
| Papers Published during MA Program | 第78-79页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第79-80页 |
