| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Motivation and Objectives of the Research | 第11-13页 |
| ·Methodology of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16页 |
| ·Foundations of DP hypothesis | 第16-33页 |
| ·Functional Category | 第17-20页 |
| ·Factual Foundations of DP Hypothesis | 第20-26页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundations of DP Hypothesis | 第26-33页 |
| ·Internal Levels of DP Hypothesis | 第33-35页 |
| ·Further Studies on DP Hypothesis | 第35-41页 |
| ·Application of DP Hypothesis | 第35-36页 |
| ·DP and Argument | 第36-38页 |
| ·Modified DP Hypothesis | 第38-41页 |
| ·Weaknesses in DP Hypothesis Proposed by Abney (1987) | 第38-40页 |
| ·Modified DP Hypothesis | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Bases | 第43-64页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·Principle and Parameter Theory | 第43-47页 |
| ·Review of Principle and Parameter Theory | 第43-46页 |
| ·Comments on Principle and Parameter Theory | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Minimalist Program | 第47-51页 |
| ·Principle of Economy | 第47-49页 |
| ·Occam’s Razor | 第49-50页 |
| ·Comments | 第50-51页 |
| ·NP Analysis under X-bar Theory | 第51-60页 |
| ·Rethinking X-bar Theory | 第51-57页 |
| ·Structure of NP under X-bar Theory | 第57-59页 |
| ·Comments on NP analysis under X-bar Theory | 第59-60页 |
| ·Revised Basic Logic Frame of Human Language | 第60-62页 |
| ·Motivation of Revised Basic Logic Frame of Human Language | 第60-61页 |
| ·Structure of the Revised Basic Logic Frame of Human Language | 第61-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Four Solution to Problems of DP Hypothesis: NP+Analysis | 第64-89页 |
| ·Introduction | 第64页 |
| ·Problems of DP Hypothesis | 第64-76页 |
| ·Insufficient Theoretical Foundations | 第65-69页 |
| ·Insufficient Definition and Classification of D | 第69-71页 |
| ·Insufficient Explanations for Some Language Phenomena | 第71-76页 |
| ·Insufficient Explanations on Poss-ing Construction | 第71-73页 |
| ·Insufficient Explanations on Coexistence of Possessor and D | 第73-75页 |
| ·Insufficient Explanations on DP as Argument | 第75-76页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第76页 |
| ·Solutions to Problems of DP Hypothesis: NP+Analysis | 第76-83页 |
| ·Redefinition and Classification of D | 第77-81页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Adjuncts | 第81-82页 |
| ·Components of NP+ | 第82-83页 |
| ·Explanations for Some Language Phenomena under NP+Analysis | 第83-88页 |
| ·Poss-ing Construction under NP+Analysis | 第84-85页 |
| ·Coexistence of Double Definiteness under NP+Analysis | 第85-86页 |
| ·Coexistence of Possessor and D under NP+Analysis | 第86-87页 |
| ·NP as Argument | 第87-88页 |
| ·Summary | 第88-89页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第89-92页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第89-90页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第90-92页 |
| References | 第92-94页 |
