| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-11页 |
| ·Personal Motivation | 第9页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT | 第11-16页 |
| ·Introduction | 第11页 |
| ·Mao Wei’s Comparative Study on Chinese-English Pre-modifier Order Nominal Phrases | 第11-12页 |
| ·Previous Studies on English Pre-modifier Order of Nominal Phrases | 第12-13页 |
| ·Quirk et al’s Research on English Pre-modifier Word Order of Nomina Phrases | 第12页 |
| ·Jim Feist’s Semantic Account for Pre-modifier Order in English Nomina Phrases | 第12-13页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Pre-modifier Order of Chinese Noun Phrases | 第13-15页 |
| ·Researches by Zhu Dexi, Lu Bingfu, Pan Guowen and the like | 第13-14页 |
| ·Yuan Yulin’s Cognitive Approach to Pre-modifier Order of Chinese Nouns | 第14-15页 |
| ·Other Studies on Chinese Pre-modifier Order of Nouns | 第15页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Pre-modifier Order Between Chinese and English | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH | 第16-20页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16页 |
| ·Specific Research Questions | 第16-18页 |
| ·Subjects | 第18页 |
| ·Instrument | 第18页 |
| ·Date-collection | 第18-19页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第19页 |
| ·Limitations | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR DISTRIBUTION OF PRE-MODIFIERS IN CHINESE PHRASE | 第20-48页 |
| ·Introduction | 第20页 |
| ·Distribution of Pre-modifiers in Chinese Nominal Phrases | 第20-47页 |
| ·Distribution of Adhesive Pre-modifiers in Chinese Nominal Phrases | 第20-22页 |
| ·Distribution of Combination Pre-modifiers in Chinese Nominal Phrases | 第22-47页 |
| ·Analysis on T>PC (time comes before words presenting possessi relationship) | 第24-29页 |
| ·Analysis on P>T (place is seated before time) and P>PC (places before words representing possession relationship) | 第29-32页 |
| ·Analysis on DP (demonstrative pronouns) | 第32-36页 |
| ·Analysis on Q (quantifiers) | 第36-43页 |
| ·Researches on the position of N, Y, SHW, ShSt and C. | 第43-47页 |
| ·Findings in Chinese Nominal Phrases with Multiple Pre-modifiers | 第47-48页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE DISTRIBUTION OF PRE-MODIFIERS IN ENGLISH NOMINA PHRASE | 第48-53页 |
| ·Sequence of Pre-modifiers in Pre-central Zone of English Nominal Phrases | 第48-49页 |
| ·Sequence of Pre-modifiers in Central Zone of English Nominal Phrases | 第49-50页 |
| ·Sequence of Pre-modifiers in Pre-head Zone of English Nominal Phrases | 第50-51页 |
| ·General Sequence of Pre-modifiers in English Nominal Phrases | 第51-53页 |
| CHAPTER SIX COMPARISON ON PRE-MODIFIER ORDER OF CHINESE ENGLISH NOUN | 第53-59页 |
| ·Similarities of Pre-modifier Order | 第53-54页 |
| ·Differences of Pre-modifier Order | 第54-59页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION | 第59-62页 |
| ·Implications for English Teaching and Translation | 第59-61页 |
| ·Limitations of This Thesis | 第61页 |
| ·Suggestion for Future Research | 第61-62页 |
| REFERENCES | 第62-64页 |
