| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of This Research | 第11-13页 |
| ·Problems to Be Solved | 第13-14页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-29页 |
| ·Studies of Nominal Suffixes Home and Abroad | 第16-21页 |
| ·Studies of Suffixes and Nominal Suffixes in Chinese | 第16-20页 |
| ·Studies of Suffixes and Nominal Suffixes in English | 第20-21页 |
| ·Relevant Theories and Principles | 第21-28页 |
| ·Basic Element of Word-formation | 第21-23页 |
| ·Inflectional and Derivative Affixes | 第23-24页 |
| ·Suffix and Quasi-Suffix | 第24-25页 |
| ·Etymology | 第25页 |
| ·Grammaticalization and Analogy | 第25-27页 |
| ·Prosody and Prosodic Morphology | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Main Features of Nominal Suffixes | 第29-41页 |
| ·Generalization of Characteristics of Affixes | 第29-35页 |
| ·Definitions and Characteristics of Affixes in English | 第30-32页 |
| ·Definitions and Characteristics of Affixes in Chinese | 第32-34页 |
| ·An Overview of Characteristics of Affixes | 第34-35页 |
| ·Nominal Suffixes in This Thesis | 第35-38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four A Comparative Analysis of Nominal Suffixes | 第41-51页 |
| ·Semantic Features | 第41-42页 |
| ·Morphological Features | 第42-45页 |
| ·Functional Features | 第45-48页 |
| ·Prosodic Features | 第48-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Cause Analysis | 第51-65页 |
| ·Differences of Basic Word-formation Elements | 第51-54页 |
| ·Etymology of Nominal Suffixes in Chinese and English | 第54-58页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of Nominal Suffixes in Chinese and English | 第58-60页 |
| ·Function of Analogy of Affixation in Chinese and English | 第60-63页 |
| ·Influence of Prosody on Word Formation | 第63-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第65-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-67页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第67-69页 |
| References | 第69-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Characteristics of Affixes in Chinese | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Examples of Nominal Suffixes | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Examples of nominal suffixes in English and in Chinese | 第77-79页 |
