| Acknowledgements | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the research | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Research questions | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Research methodology | 第14-16页 |
| 1.4.1 The combination of qualitative study and the quantitative study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4.2 The combination of synchronic study with the diachronic study | 第15页 |
| 1.4.3 The combination of description with explanation | 第15-16页 |
| 1.5 Layout of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1 The existence of Chinese quasi-affixes | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 The definitions of Chinese quasi-affixes | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3 The classifications of the Chinese quasi-affixes | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4 Previous studies on Chinese quasi-affixes | 第22-24页 |
| 2.4.1 From the semantic view | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4.2 From the pragmatic view | 第23页 |
| 2.4.3 From the lexicographic view | 第23页 |
| 2.4.4 From the cognitive view | 第23-24页 |
| 2.5 The limitations of the previous studies | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第25-36页 |
| 3.1 Constructions and constructionization | 第25-28页 |
| 3.1.1 The concept of constructions | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.2 The mechanisms of constructionization | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2 A usage-based approach to grammar | 第28-36页 |
| 3.2.1 The nature of the usage-based perspective | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Type frequency and token frequency | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.3 The effects of token frequency | 第32-36页 |
| 3.2.3.1 Phonetic reduction | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.3.2 Semantic generalization | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.3.3 Conserving of the morph-syntax | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Frequency effects and cognitive representation in quasi-affixationization in modern Chinese | 第36-51页 |
| 4.1 The weakening of semantic force in quasi-affixationization in modern Chinese | 第36-40页 |
| 4.2 The greater autonomy in quasi-affixationization in modern Chinese | 第40-44页 |
| 4.3 The entrenchment in quasi-affixationization in modern Chinese | 第44-51页 |
| Chapter Five Case-study | 第51-57页 |
| 5.1 The sources of language data | 第51页 |
| 5.2 The choices of language data | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3 The methods of the case-study | 第52页 |
| 5.4 The results of the case-study | 第52-53页 |
| 5.5 Discussion of the results | 第53-57页 |
| 5.5.1 The semantic generalization of the two cases | 第54-56页 |
| 5.5.2 The greater autonomy and the entrenchment of the two cases | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| 6.1 Major findings of the study | 第57-58页 |
| 6.2 The limitations of the study | 第58-59页 |
| 6.3 The suggestions for further studies | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-64页 |
| Appendix | 第64-75页 |
