| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Contents and Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| 2.1 Studies of the Definition of the Middle Construction | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Studies of the Middle Construction under Various Linguistic Theories | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Generative Studies | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Systemic-functional Studies | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Cognitive Studies | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Comparative Studies of English and Chinese Middle Constructions | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Corpus-based Studies of English and Chinese Middle Constructions | 第26-27页 |
| 2.5 Achievements and Limitations of Previous Studies | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Framework | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Data Analysis | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Comparison of Verbs in English and Chinese MiddleConstructions | 第34-55页 |
| 4.1 Constraints on Middle Verbs | 第34-45页 |
| 4.1.1 Transitivity | 第34-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Volitional Constraint | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.3 Temporal and Aspectual Constraint | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2 Types of Middle Verbs | 第45-53页 |
| 4.2.1 Types of Verbs in English Middle Constructions | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2.2 Types of Verbs in Chinese Middle Constructions | 第50-53页 |
| 4.3 Similarities and Differences | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Comparison of Adjuncts in English and Chinese MiddleConstructions | 第55-80页 |
| 5.1 Constraints on Adjuncts | 第55-65页 |
| 5.1.1 The Status and Function of Adjunct | 第55-61页 |
| 5.1.2 The Syntactic Position of Adjunct | 第61-63页 |
| 5.1.3 Non-volitional Constraint | 第63-65页 |
| 5.2 Types of Adjuncts | 第65-77页 |
| 5.2.1 Types of Adjuncts in English Middle Constructions | 第65-72页 |
| 5.2.2 Types of Adjuncts in Chinese Middle Constructions | 第72-77页 |
| 5.3 Similarities and Differences | 第77-80页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第80-84页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第80-82页 |
| 6.2 Implications and Limitations | 第82-84页 |
| References | 第84-90页 |
| Appendix (One) English Middle Verbs | 第90-91页 |
| Appendix (Two) Chinese Middle Verbs | 第91-92页 |
| About the Author | 第92页 |
