| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 General Introduction to the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 Review of Studies on Aspect | 第15-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Lexical Aspect | 第15-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Grammatical Aspect | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Interaction of Lexical Aspect with Grammatical Aspect and Other Parts of a Sentence | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Review of Studies on Existential Verbs | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on English Existential Verbs | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Chinese Existential Verbs | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Originality of the Study | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第29-34页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3 Procedure of Analysis | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Comparison on Aspect of English and Chinese Existential Verbs | 第34-69页 |
| 4.1 Aspect of Existential Verbs and Tense-Aspect of the Sentences | 第34-56页 |
| 4.1.1 Interaction between Aspect of English Existential Verbs and Tense-Aspect of the Sentences | 第35-45页 |
| 4.1.2 Interaction between Aspect of Chinese Existential Verbs and Tense-Aspect of the Sentences | 第45-52页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison between English and Chinese Existential Verbs on Their Interaction with Tense-Aspect of the Sentences | 第52-56页 |
| 4.2 Aspect of Existential Verbs and Construction of the Sentences | 第56-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Interaction between Aspect of English Existential Verbs and Construction of the Sentences | 第56-61页 |
| 4.2.2 Interaction between Aspect of Chinese Existential Verbs and Construction of the Sentences | 第61-64页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison between English and Chinese Existential Verbs on Their Interaction with Construction of the Sentences | 第64页 |
| 4.3 Aspect of Existential Verbs and Adverbials | 第64-68页 |
| 4.3.1 Interaction between Aspect of English Existential Verbs and Adverbials | 第65-66页 |
| 4.3.2 Interaction between Aspect of Chinese Existential Verbs and Adverbials | 第66-67页 |
| 4.3.3 Comparison between English and Chinese Existential Verbs on Their Interaction with Adverbials | 第67-68页 |
| 4.4. Summary | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| 5.1 Summary of Major Findings | 第69-70页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第71-72页 |
| References | 第72-75页 |
| Publications | 第75页 |
