| Acknowledgments | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the study | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Research method | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies of compound words in English | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies of compound words in Chinese | 第17-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第22-28页 |
| 3.1 Construction Grammar | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2 Cognitive Grammar | 第24-26页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第28-46页 |
| 4.1 Data collection | 第28页 |
| 4.2 Data analysis and explanation | 第28-44页 |
| 4.2.1 Phonological features of the “X Ba” construction in Chinese | 第29-31页 |
| 4.2.2 Syntactic features of the “X Ba” construction in Chinese | 第31-35页 |
| 4.2.3 Semantic features of the “X Ba” construction in Chinese | 第35-40页 |
| 4.2.4 Pragmatic features of the “X Ba” construction in Chinese | 第40-44页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Mechanisms for the “X Ba” Construction in Chinese | 第46-60页 |
| 5.1 Generative mechanisms | 第46-54页 |
| 5.1.1 Generative mechanism of syntactic features | 第46-51页 |
| 5.1.2 Generative mechanism of semantic features | 第51-52页 |
| 5.1.3 Generative mechanism of pragmatic features | 第52-54页 |
| 5.2 Cognitive mechanisms | 第54-59页 |
| 5.2.1 Cognitive mechanism of syntactic features | 第54-56页 |
| 5.2.2 Cognitive mechanism of semantic features | 第56-58页 |
| 5.2.3 Cognitive mechanism of pragmatic features | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| 6.1 Findings and contributions | 第60-62页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and suggestions | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-76页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第76页 |
