| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 The phenomenon of Serial Verb Constructions (SVC) | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 An important property of SVC:Absence of a linking element | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-44页 |
| 2.1 Definition of SVC | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Scope of the study | 第20-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Manner SVC | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Sequence-of-Action SVC | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Motion SVC | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.4 Descriptive SVC | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.5 "SVCs" not considered in the study | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3 Existing treatment of SVC | 第28-42页 |
| 2.3.1 Treating SVC as coordinate constructions | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3.2 Treating SVC as subordinate constructions | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3.3 Treating SVC as both coordination and subordination constructions | 第32-39页 |
| 2.3.4 Treating SVC as neither coordinate nor subordinate constructions | 第39-42页 |
| 2.4 Evaluations | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Background | 第44-81页 |
| 3.1 Conceptual semantics | 第44-52页 |
| 3.1.1 Dynamic conceptualization | 第44-47页 |
| 3.1.2 Conceptual content and construal | 第47-52页 |
| 3.2 Clausal grounding theory | 第52-56页 |
| 3.3 Symbolic grammar | 第56-61页 |
| 3.3.1 Grammar is symbolic | 第56-57页 |
| 3.3.2 Symbolic assemblies and constituency | 第57-61页 |
| 3.4 A CG approach to coordination and subordination | 第61-63页 |
| 3.5 Clausal grounding strategies in Mandarin Chinese | 第63-81页 |
| 3.5.1 Problems related to profiling and grounding in Mandarin SVC | 第63-65页 |
| 3.5.2 A preliminary account of Chinese clausal grounding strategies | 第65-81页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of SVCs within the Framework of CG | 第81-96页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of the SVCs | 第81-94页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of Manner SVC | 第81-84页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of Sequence-of-Action SVC | 第84-88页 |
| 4.1.3 Analysis of Motion SVC | 第88-92页 |
| 4.1.4 Analysis of Descriptive SVC | 第92-94页 |
| 4.2 Summary | 第94-96页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第96-100页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第96-97页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第97-98页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第98-100页 |
| References | 第100-106页 |
