| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 0.1 Background of This Thesis | 第13-16页 |
| 0.2 Objectives of This Thesis | 第16页 |
| 0.3 Layout of This Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第19-39页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies on English Adverbials | 第19-33页 |
| 1.1.1 Studies from the Perspective of Semantics | 第20-26页 |
| 1.1.2 Studies from the Perspective of Syntax | 第26-33页 |
| 1.2 Comments on Previous Studies | 第33-37页 |
| 1.2.1 Merits of the Previous Studies on English Adverbials | 第34-36页 |
| 1.2.2 Demerits of the Previous Studies on English Adverbials | 第36-37页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundation | 第39-63页 |
| 2.1 The Prototype Category | 第40-54页 |
| 2.1.1 Categorization and Categories | 第41-46页 |
| 2.1.2 The Prototype Category | 第46-54页 |
| 2.2 The Event Frame Theory | 第54-60页 |
| 2.2.1 The Event Frame | 第55-57页 |
| 2.2.2 Conceptual Elements in the Event Frame | 第57-60页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter 3 English Adverbials as a Prototype Category | 第63-73页 |
| 3.1 Experiential Basis for English Adverbials Being a PrototypeCategory | 第63-66页 |
| 3.2 Categorical Features of the Prototype Category of English Adverbials543.3 Summary | 第66-72页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第72-73页 |
| Chapter 4 Prototypes in the Prototype Category of English Adverbials | 第73-95页 |
| 4.1 Adjuncts as Prototypes in the Prototype Category of EnglishAdverbials | 第73-75页 |
| 4.2 Semantic and Syntactic Features of Adjuncts as Prototypes in thePrototype Category of English Adverbials | 第75-93页 |
| 4.2.1 Semantic Features of Adjuncts as Prototypes in the PrototypeCategory of English Adverbials | 第75-83页 |
| 4.2.2 Syntactic Features of Adjuncts as Prototypes in the PrototypeCategory of English Adverbials | 第83-93页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第93-95页 |
| Chapter 5 Non-prototypes in the Prototype Category of EnglishAdverbials | 第95-131页 |
| 5.1 Subjuncts, Disjuncts and Conjuncts as Non-prototypes in thePrototype Category of English Adverbials | 第95-101页 |
| 5.2 Semantic and Syntactic Features of Subjuncts as Non-prototypesin the Prototype Category of English Adverbials | 第101-109页 |
| 5.2.1 Semantic Features of Subjuncts as Non-prototypes | 第101-104页 |
| 5.2.2 Syntactic Features of Subjuncts as Non-prototypes | 第104-109页 |
| 5.3 Semantic and Syntactic Features of Disjuncts as Non-prototypesin the Prototype Category of English Adverbials | 第109-119页 |
| 5.3.1 Semantic Features of Disjuncts as Non-prototypes | 第110-113页 |
| 5.3.2 Syntactic Features of Disjuncts as Non-prototypes | 第113-119页 |
| 5.4 Semantic and Syntactic Features of Conjuncts as Non-prototypesin the Prototype Category of English Adverbials | 第119-129页 |
| 5.4.1 Semantic Features of Conjuncts as Non-prototypes | 第119-122页 |
| 5.4.2 Syntactic Features of Conjuncts as Non-prototypes | 第122-129页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第129-131页 |
| Conclusion | 第131-137页 |
| Bibliography | 第137-141页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第141页 |
