| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 Motivations of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Scope, Methodology and Aim of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-27页 |
| 2.1 Foreign Language-Based Researches on Bare Nominals | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1.1 The Kind-denoting Analysis | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.1.1 Kind-denoting -- Gregory N. Carlson | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.1.2 Neo-Carlsonian Approach -- Gennaro Chierchia | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 The Ambiguity Analysis | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Karina J. Wilkinson | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2.2 Manfred Krifka | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Mandarin Chinese-Based Researches on Bare Nominals | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Researches from the Perspective of Philosophy and Logic | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Researches from the Perspective of Semantics and Syntax | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Researches from the Perspective of Pragmatics | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第27-37页 |
| 3.1 Theme and Topic | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Reference Point Theory | 第28-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Basic Theory of Reference Point | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Characters of Reference Point | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.3 Reference Point Phenomena | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Reference Point Theory and Topic Constructions | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Bare Nominals at the Thematic Position Based on Generic Sentences | 第37-59页 |
| 4.1 Relevant Issues on Reference of Generic Words | 第37-43页 |
| 4.1.1 Sensitivity to Negation | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Sensitivity to Tense | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.3 Uncertainty of Conceptual Contents | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.4 Sensitivity to Predicates | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 Internal Logic Structure and Argument for Generic Sentences | 第43-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Logic Structure | 第43-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Conditionals are Topics | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Topics are Subject-Raising | 第47-50页 |
| 4.3 Topics and Semantic Projection | 第50-54页 |
| 4.4 Thinking on Relevant Issues of Generic Words | 第54-59页 |
| 4.4.1 How to Understand Intension and Sensitivity to Negation of Generic Sentences | 第54-55页 |
| 4.4.2 How to Understand the Character of Tolerating Exceptions? | 第55-57页 |
| 4.4.3 Why Generic Sentences are not Obvious in Tense, Aspect and Mood? | 第57页 |
| 4.4.4 Why Generic Sentences are Sensitive to Predicates? | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-63页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings and Implications of the Thesis | 第59-61页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Thesis | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-68页 |
| 个人简历 | 第68页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第68-69页 |
