| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 0.1 Background of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| 0.2 Scope of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 0.3 Aims of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| 0.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第18-30页 |
| 1.1 Studies on the Chinese Interrogative Nali | 第18-22页 |
| 1.1.1 Studies at Home | 第18-20页 |
| 1.1.2 Studies Abroad | 第20-21页 |
| 1.1.3 Comments on the Previous Studies | 第21-22页 |
| 1.2 Studies on the English Interrogative Where | 第22-26页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies on Where | 第23-25页 |
| 1.2.2 Comments on the Previous Studies | 第25-26页 |
| 1.3 Contrastive Studies of Nali and Where | 第26-28页 |
| 1.3.1 Previous Studies on the Contrast of Nali and Where | 第26-27页 |
| 1.3.2 Comments on the Previous Studies | 第27-28页 |
| 1.4 Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundations | 第30-38页 |
| 2.1 Contrastive Linguistics | 第30-32页 |
| 2.1.1 The Definition of Contrastive Linguistics | 第30-31页 |
| 2.1.2 Linguistic Comparability | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2 Cognitive Linguistics | 第32-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Focus | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2.2 Grammaticalization | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Three The Contrast of Interrogative Usages | 第38-62页 |
| 3.1 The Contrast of Syntactic Functions | 第38-45页 |
| 3.1.1 Nali and Where Used as Objects | 第39-41页 |
| 3.1.2 Nali and Where Used as Adverbials | 第41-43页 |
| 3.1.3 Nali and Where Used as Single-word Questions | 第43-44页 |
| 3.1.4 Nali Used as Subject | 第44页 |
| 3.1.5 Nali Used as Attributive | 第44-45页 |
| 3.2 The Contrast of Word Orders | 第45-56页 |
| 3.2.1 The Word Order of Nali-Questions | 第46-48页 |
| 3.2.2 The Word Order of Where-Questions | 第48-49页 |
| 3.2.3 Cognitive Analyses for the Difference of Word Orders between Nali and Where | 第49-56页 |
| 3.3 The Contrast of Ways to Intensify Interrogative Moods | 第56-59页 |
| 3.3.1 Ways to Intensify Interrogative Moods of Nali-questions | 第56-58页 |
| 3.3.2 Ways to Intensify Interrogative Moods of Where-questions | 第58-59页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter Four The Contrast of Non-Interrogative Usages | 第62-84页 |
| 4.1 The Classifications of Non-interrogative Usages | 第63-66页 |
| 4.1.1 The Classifications of Non-interrogative Usages of Nali | 第63-65页 |
| 4.1.2 The Classifications of Non-interrogative Usages of Where | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2 The Contrast of References | 第66-76页 |
| 4.2.1 The Contrast of Arbitrary Reference | 第66-73页 |
| 4.2.2 The Contrast of Subjunctive Reference | 第73-76页 |
| 4.3 The Contrast of Non—References | 第76-83页 |
| 4.3.1 The Negative Usage of Nali | 第77-81页 |
| 4.3.2 Where as Relative Adverb | 第81-82页 |
| 4.3.3 Where as Conjunctive Adverb | 第82页 |
| 4.3.4 Where as Subordinating Conjunction | 第82-83页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第83-84页 |
| Chapter Five The Grammaticalization of Nali and Where | 第84-94页 |
| 5.1 The Mechanisms of Grammaticalization | 第85-90页 |
| 5.1.1 The Semantic Mechanism | 第85-89页 |
| 5.1.2 The Syntactic Mechanism | 第89-90页 |
| 5.2 The Characteristics of Grammaticalization | 第90-92页 |
| 5.2.1 Subjectivity | 第90-91页 |
| 5.2.2 Unidirectionality | 第91-92页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第92-94页 |
| Conclusion | 第94-100页 |
| Bibliography | 第100-108页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第108-110页 |
