| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and theApproach of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Structure | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-27页 |
| 2.1 A Controversial Issue | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 The Semantic Components of Definiteness | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 The Studies of DefinitenessAbroad | 第20-23页 |
| 2.3.1 The Philological Tradition | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3.2 The Grammatical Analysis of Definiteness | 第21页 |
| 2.3.3 The Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis of Definiteness | 第21-23页 |
| 2.4 Definiteness Studies in Chinese | 第23-24页 |
| 2.5 The Studies on Definiteness Continuum | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 The Construal | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 Instantiation and Elaboration | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3 Definiteness in Cognitive Aspect | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Four Definiteness: The Case of Chi Shitang and Beyond | 第35-56页 |
| 4.1 The Elaboration and Instantiation of Chi Shitang | 第35-43页 |
| 4.1.1 From Chi Shitang to Chi Xuexiao Shitang | 第35-38页 |
| 4.1.2 From Chi Shitang to Chi Shaoyuan Qihaolou Canting | 第38-42页 |
| 4.1.3 Other Similar Constructions in Chinese | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2 The Comparison of the Expressions in Chinese with Those in English | 第43-46页 |
| 4.3 Definiteness: the Semantic Exploration of the Elaborative and Instantiative Constructions of Chi Shitang | 第46-56页 |
| 4.3.1 Definiteness and Reference | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Acase of Definiteness Continuum from Cognitive Approach | 第47-51页 |
| 4.3.3 DefinitenessAnalysis in Constructions like Chi Shitang | 第51-56页 |
| 4.3.3.1 The Generative Mechanism of Chi Shitang | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.3.2 Definiteness Analysis in Elaborative and Instantiative Constructions of Chi Shi tang | 第52-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| 5.1 Findings | 第56-57页 |
| 5.2 Limitation of the Study and Proposal for Further Study | 第57-58页 |
| References | 第58-61页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第61-62页 |
| 个人简历 | 第62-63页 |
| 发表的学术论文 | 第63-64页 |
