| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Outline of This Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| ·Previous Analysis of the English Middle Construction | 第16-23页 |
| ·Previous Analysis of the Chinese Middle Construction: the status of qilai | 第23-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| 3 Theoretical Foundation of the Thesis | 第28-38页 |
| ·The Basic Concept:Categorization | 第28页 |
| ·Classical Theory | 第28-30页 |
| ·Prototype Theory | 第30-34页 |
| ·The Prototypes of the Middle Concept | 第34-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| 4 An Analysis Study of English and Chinese Middle Constructions | 第38-59页 |
| ·Prototypical Categorization of the Middle Sentences | 第38-44页 |
| ·The Similarities between English and Chinese Prototypical Middle Constructions | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Differences between English and Chinese Prototypical Middle Constructions | 第47-49页 |
| ·Constraints on English and Chinese Middle Constructions | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Similarities and Differences between English and Chinese Non-Prototypical Middle Constructions | 第52-57页 |
| ·The Internal and External Causes of English and Chinese Middle Construction | 第57-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
| About the Author | 第67页 |
