| Acknowledgments | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and research questions | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Data collection and methodology | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the research | 第16页 |
| 1.5 Layout of the paper | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1 Previous study of lexicalization | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Lexicalization:Diachronic versus synchronic | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Lexicalization:Generative versus function-typological | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Related topics of lexicalization study | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.4 Summary | 第21页 |
| 2.2 Previous study of generalization | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Generalization view in philosophy | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Generalization view in cognitive linguistics | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 Previous study of constructionalization | 第24-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Construction-based grammar | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Constructionalization | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical preliminary:The usage-based model | 第29-39页 |
| 3.1 An overview of the usage-based model | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2 Frequency effects | 第31-34页 |
| 3.2.1 The conserving effect of token frequency | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2.2 The reducing effect of token frequency | 第33页 |
| 3.2.3 The autonomy effect of token frequency | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 An exemplar-based account of the usage-based model | 第34-36页 |
| 3.4 Application of the usage-based model | 第36-39页 |
| 3.4.1 A usage-based account of language | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4.2 A usage-based account of language acquisition | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Constructionalization of "打酱油":From a phrase to a lexically filled construction | 第39-54页 |
| 4.1 Data analysis | 第39-42页 |
| 4.2 An analysis of "打酱油" on its syntactic and semantic change | 第42-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Syntactic and semantic analysis of "打酱油" as a verb phrase | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Syntactic and semantic analysis of "打酱油" as a lexicon | 第44-48页 |
| 4.3 Frequency effects on the constructionalization of "打酱油" | 第48-54页 |
| 4.3.1 Chunking of "打酱油" | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3.2 Semantic change | 第49-51页 |
| 4.3.3 Generalization of meaning | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.4 Reanalysis | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-61页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the research | 第54-57页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the research | 第57-59页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the research | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-66页 |
| Appendix 1 "打酱油" in news titles(2008—2014) | 第66-110页 |
| Appendix 2 "打酱油" in CCL | 第110-111页 |
