| Abstract (in English) | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第7-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-13页 |
| Notations and Abbreviations | 第13-15页 |
| Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第19-29页 |
| ·Chomsky's Study (1982) | 第19页 |
| ·Xu Liejiong's Study (1986) | 第19-22页 |
| ·Huang Zhengde's Study (1987) | 第22-25页 |
| ·Shen Yang's Study (1994) | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第29-33页 |
| ·Two Distinctive Properties of GB Theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Sub Theories Adopted in This Thesis | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Significance | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Typology of ECs by Chomsky | 第33-39页 |
| ·Typology of Lexical NPs | 第33-34页 |
| ·Typology of Empty NPs | 第34-39页 |
| ·NP-trace | 第35-36页 |
| ·PRO | 第36页 |
| ·pro | 第36-37页 |
| ·variable | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four My Study of NP-trace within English | 第39-62页 |
| ·The Comparison between NP-trace and Lexical Anaphor | 第39-50页 |
| ·From the aspect of Binding Theory | 第39-41页 |
| ·From the aspect of the SSC condition | 第41-43页 |
| ·From the aspect of the NIC condition | 第43-46页 |
| ·From the aspect of θ-theory | 第46-47页 |
| ·From the aspect of Case-theory | 第47-50页 |
| ·The Comparison between NP-trace and PRO | 第50-55页 |
| ·From the aspect of production | 第50-53页 |
| ·From the aspect of antecedent | 第53-54页 |
| ·From the aspects of Case-theory and θ-theory | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Comparison between NP-trace and variable | 第55-60页 |
| ·From the aspect of production | 第55-58页 |
| ·From the aspects of Case-theory and θ-theory | 第58-59页 |
| ·From the aspect of Binding theory | 第59-60页 |
| ·Findings in Chapter Four | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five My Study of NP-trace between English and Chinese | 第62-82页 |
| ·Flexibility of Syntax in Chinese | 第62-66页 |
| ·NP-trace in Chinese | 第66-68页 |
| ·Study of Chinese NP-trace Within GB, a Comparison with English NP-trace | 第68-81页 |
| ·From the aspect of Binding theory | 第68-73页 |
| ·From the aspect of the NIC condition | 第73-75页 |
| ·From the aspect of the SSC condition | 第75-77页 |
| ·From the aspects of Case-theory and θ-theory | 第77-81页 |
| ·Findings in Chapter Five | 第81-82页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第82-84页 |
| ·Answers to the Research Questions | 第82-83页 |
| 6. 2 Fulfillment of the Research Purpose | 第83-84页 |
| Works Cited | 第84-88页 |
