| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Objective of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第11页 |
| 1.3 Corpus Description and Research Methods | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-30页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of Adverbial Conjunctions | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Adverbial Conjunctions | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Range of Adverbial Conjunctions in Chinese and English | 第16页 |
| 2.1.3 Classification of Adverbial Conjunctions in Chinese and English | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on zongshi (总是), youshi (有时) and always,sometimes | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Researches on zongshi (总是) and youshi (有时) | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Researches on always,sometimes | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Related Theories | 第22-30页 |
| 2.3.1 Meta-functional Theory | 第22-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Syntactic Features of Frequency ACs in Chinese and English | 第30-55页 |
| 3.1 Syntactic Structure and Distribution | 第30-46页 |
| 3.1.1 Syntactic Features of zongshi (总是), youshi (有时) | 第31-38页 |
| 3.1.2 Syntactic Features of always, sometimes | 第38-46页 |
| 3.2 Common Patterns and Collocations | 第46-48页 |
| 3.2.1 Common Patterns and Collocations of zongshi (总是) and youshi (有时) | 第46-47页 |
| 3.2.2 Common Patterns and Collocations of always, sometimes | 第47页 |
| 3.2.3 Co-occurrence of Frequency ACs | 第47-48页 |
| 3.3 Functional Explanation of Syntactic Structure and Distribution | 第48-52页 |
| 3.3.1 Interpersonal Function | 第48-50页 |
| 3.3.2 Textual Function | 第50-52页 |
| 3.4 Similarities and Differences of ACs in Syntactic Functions | 第52-53页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 4 Semantic Features of Frequency ACs in Chinese and English | 第55-66页 |
| 4.1 Time Features of Frequency ACs | 第55-62页 |
| 4.1.1 Pre-temporal | 第56-58页 |
| 4.1.2 Present | 第58-60页 |
| 4.1.3 Post-temporal | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2 Positive and Negative Features of Frequency ACs | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Positive and Negative Features of zongshi (总是), youshi (有时) | 第62-63页 |
| 4.2.2 Positive and Negative Features of always, sometimes | 第63-64页 |
| 4.3 Similarities and Differences of ACs in Semantic Features | 第64-65页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Pragmatic Functions of Frequency ACs in Chinese and English | 第66-71页 |
| 5.1 Focus Mark Function | 第66-68页 |
| 5.2 Subjectivization Function | 第68-69页 |
| 5.3 Emphasis Function | 第69-70页 |
| 5.4 Similarities and Differences of ACs in Pragmatic Functions | 第70页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第70-71页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings and Implications | 第71-72页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-78页 |
| Appendices | 第78-99页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Examples of zongshi (总是) | 第78-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Examples of youshi (有时) | 第83-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Examples of Always | 第88-94页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Examples of Sometimes | 第94-99页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第99-100页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第100-102页 |
| 附件 | 第102页 |
