| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-27页 |
| ·The Definition of “N1 de N2” Para-attributive Construction | 第13-15页 |
| ·Previous Studies | 第15-25页 |
| ·Generative Approach | 第16-19页 |
| ·Analogical Blending Approach | 第19-22页 |
| ·Other Approaches | 第22-25页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three An Analysis of “N1 de N2” Para-attributive Constructions as Subjects in Modern Chinese | 第27-46页 |
| ·Two Typical “N1 de N2” Para-attributive Constructions as Subjects in Modern Chinese | 第28-38页 |
| ·“Ni-de jidan chao hao le me” | 第29-32页 |
| ·“Ta-de lao shi dang de hao” | 第32-38页 |
| ·The Historical Development of “N1 de N2” Para-attributive Constructions asSubjects | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Canonical Functions of “de” in Modern Chinese | 第40-46页 |
| ·“De” as a Grammatical Particle | 第41-43页 |
| ·“De” as a Modal Particle | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Four A Prosodic Account of “N1 de N2” Para-attributive Constructions asSubjects in Modern Chinese | 第46-61页 |
| ·The Disyllabic Trend of Chinese Words | 第46-50页 |
| ·The Generation of “de” as a Modal Particle and Its Relation with the DisyllabicTrend of Chinese Words | 第50-53页 |
| ·The Re-analysis of “de” in “Pronoun de N2 + V de R” Constructions | 第53-58页 |
| ·The Re-analysis of “de” in “N1 de N2 + V de R” Constructions | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| References | 第64-67页 |
