| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 2 The Historical Background | 第12-16页 |
| ·Studies on Structural Particles in China | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research on Grammaticalization of Relative Clauses in the West | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Prerequisites | 第16-24页 |
| ·What Is Grammaticalization | 第16-17页 |
| ·Mechanisms: Reanalysis and Analogy | 第17-20页 |
| ·Induction, Deduction, Abduction | 第17-18页 |
| ·Reanalysis | 第18-19页 |
| ·Analogy/Rule Generalization | 第19-20页 |
| ·Three-Way Distinction of Clause-Combining | 第20-22页 |
| ·Terms Related to Relative Clauses | 第22-23页 |
| ·Research Issues: Relative Clause Structures as a Cline of Grammaticalization | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 4 Grammaticalization of Prenominal Type of Relative Clauses | 第24-41页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of Relative Clauses in Chinese | 第24-38页 |
| ·这(zhi)-Relative | 第24-29页 |
| ·Relative without Marker | 第29-31页 |
| ·底(di)-Relative | 第31-34页 |
| ·的(de)-Relative | 第34-37页 |
| ·Mechanisms of the Evolution of Relative Clauses in Chinese | 第37-38页 |
| ·Comparison of the Distribution of Relativization Strategies | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Grammaticalization of Postnominal Type of Relative Clauses | 第41-56页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of Postnominal Type of Relative Clauses | 第41-53页 |
| ·者(zhe)-Relative in Chinese | 第41-47页 |
| ·Historical Development of Relative Clauses in English | 第47-50页 |
| ·Historical Development of Relative Clauses in Hittite | 第50-51页 |
| ·Different Types of Relativizer for Marking Postnominal NPrel | 第51-53页 |
| ·Comparison of the Grammaticalization of Prenominal and Postnominal Types of Relative Clauses | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第56-61页 |
| References | 第61-65页 |
| 攻读学位期间的研究成果 | 第65页 |
