| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| ·Objectives | 第15-17页 |
| ·Problems in the Study of Middle Constructions | 第17-18页 |
| ·Methodology and Procedures | 第18页 |
| ·A Sketch of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-31页 |
| ·Definition of Middle Construction | 第21-26页 |
| ·“Middle Construction” & “Middle Voice” | 第23-24页 |
| ·“Middle Construction” & “Ergative Construction” | 第24-26页 |
| ·Achievements in the Study of Middle Constructions | 第26-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第31-39页 |
| ·MP and MI | 第32页 |
| ·Why Minimalism? | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Minimalist Assumptions and Claims | 第34-39页 |
| ·Faculty of Language | 第34-36页 |
| ·Features and Categories | 第36-37页 |
| ·Operations | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 4 English Middle Construction | 第39-75页 |
| ·The Existence of the English Middles as a Construction | 第39-42页 |
| ·Conflicts Between the Inherent Semantics of Middle Verbs and the Construction Interpretation | 第39-41页 |
| ·Non-derivational Characteristics of EMC | 第41-42页 |
| ·General Properties of English Middle Construction | 第42-54页 |
| ·Syntactic Properties | 第43-47页 |
| ·Semantic Properties | 第47-54页 |
| ·Constraints on English Middle Formation | 第54-59页 |
| ·Aspectual Restrictions of Middle Verbs | 第55-57页 |
| ·The Affectedness Constraint | 第57-59页 |
| ·Responsibility of Subjects | 第59页 |
| ·Derivation of the Middle Construction | 第59-72页 |
| ·Syntactic Approach | 第60-66页 |
| ·Lexical Approach | 第66-72页 |
| ·A Unified Account for the Derivation of English Middle Construction Within MI | 第72-75页 |
| Chapter 5 Chinese Middle Construction | 第75-95页 |
| ·The Existence of Chinese Middles as a Construction | 第75-76页 |
| ·The Status and Function of “qilai” | 第76-78页 |
| ·Related Constructions | 第78-81页 |
| ·Tough vs. CMC | 第78-80页 |
| ·Topicalization vs. CMC | 第80-81页 |
| ·General Properties of Chinese Middle Construction | 第81-88页 |
| ·Syntactic Properties | 第81-84页 |
| ·Semantic Properties | 第84-88页 |
| ·Constraints on Chinese Middle Formation | 第88-92页 |
| ·Aspectual Restrictions of Middle Verbs | 第89-90页 |
| ·The Affectedness Constraint | 第90-91页 |
| ·Responsibility of Subjects | 第91-92页 |
| ·A Unified Account for the Derivation of Chinese Middle Construction Within MI | 第92-95页 |
| Chapter 6 A Comparison Between English and Chinese Middles | 第95-99页 |
| ·Similarities Between Middles in the Two Languages | 第95页 |
| ·Differences Between Middles in the Two Languages | 第95-99页 |
| ·Resultative Compounds | 第95-96页 |
| ·Productivity | 第96-98页 |
| ·Adverbial Modification | 第98-99页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第99-103页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第99-101页 |
| ·Implications | 第101页 |
| ·Limitations | 第101-102页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第102-103页 |
| Bibliography | 第103-109页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第109-110页 |
| Published Paper | 第110页 |
