| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| 1.3.1 Previous studies on English Tense and Aspect | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3.2 Previous studies on Chinese Tense and Aspect | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Structure | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Basis | 第18-31页 |
| 2.1 Introduction to tense | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Tense and time location | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of tense——grammaticalisation and lexicalisation | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Tense and deixis——absolute tense and relative tense | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Introduction to Aspect | 第23-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Tense and time location | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Aspectual meaning and form | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.3 Aspect and semantic oppositions | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3 Relationship between tense and aspect | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Contrast of Tense in English and Chinese | 第31-52页 |
| 3.1 Expression of Tense in English | 第31-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Verb inflection | 第31-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Future tense auxiliaries | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Non-finite verbs | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.4 Lexical means | 第36页 |
| 3.2 Expression of Tense in Chinese | 第36-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Lexical words | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Lexical phrase | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2.3 Grammatical markings | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3 Contrast of Tense in English and Chinese | 第42-52页 |
| 3.3.1 Contrast in means of tense expression | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3.2 Contrast in expressing present/past/future tense | 第44-51页 |
| 3.3.3 Contrast in prominence of tense expression | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Contrast of Aspect in English and Chinese | 第52-69页 |
| 4.1 Expression of aspect in English | 第52-59页 |
| 4.1.1 Inherent aspectual meaning in English verbs | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.2 Syntactic Features of Various Nominal | 第54-59页 |
| 4.1.3 Tense | 第59页 |
| 4.2 Expression of aspect in Chinese | 第59-65页 |
| 4.2.1 Inherent Aspectual meaning in Chinese verbs | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2.2 Grammatical markings | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2.3 Other elements in sentence | 第64-65页 |
| 4.3 Contrast of aspect in English and Chinese | 第65-69页 |
| 4.3.1 Aspectual form only in English | 第65-66页 |
| 4.3.2 Chinese particles to express aspectual meaning | 第66-67页 |
| 4.3.3 Form of verb reduplication in Chinese | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter 5 Pedagogical implications | 第69-76页 |
| 5.1 Implications for English teaching | 第69-74页 |
| 5.1.1 Method of language contrast | 第69-71页 |
| 5.1.2 Method of situational context | 第71-72页 |
| 5.1.3 Method of time line | 第72-74页 |
| 5.2 Implications for foreign Chinese teaching | 第74-76页 |
| 5.2.1 Method of language contrast | 第74-75页 |
| 5.2.2 Method of situational context | 第75-76页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第76-79页 |
| References | 第79-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82-83页 |
| Paper Published during Study | 第83-84页 |
