| Acknowledgements | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions and Aims | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1 The Previous Researches on gezhongX | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Limitations of the Previous Researches | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Three Research Rationale of the Present Research | 第19-33页 |
| 3.1 Constructions and Factors Relevant to them | 第19-27页 |
| 3.1.1 Definitions of Construction | 第20-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Factors Relevant to Construction | 第22-27页 |
| 3.2 Constructionalization and Constructional Changes | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2.1 Define Consructionalization | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Define Constructional Changes | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3 Mechanisms of Constructionalization | 第30-33页 |
| 3.3.1 Neoanalysis | 第31页 |
| 3.3.2 Analogization | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Constructionalization of ‘gezhongX’ | 第33-62页 |
| 4.1 Pre-constructionalization Phase | 第33-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Structural Properties of the Pre-constructional Stage | 第39-42页 |
| 4.1.2 Semantic Properties of Pre-constructionalization Phase | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2 The First Constructionalization: gezhongN | 第44-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Structural Properties of gezhongX in the First Constructionalization Period | 第45-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Sematic Properties of ‘gezhongX’ of the First Constructionalization Period | 第49-52页 |
| 4.3 The Second Constructionalization Period: gezhongX | 第52-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Structural Properties of gezhongX in the Second Constructionalization Period | 第53-56页 |
| 4.3.2 Semantic Properties of gezhongX in the Second Constructionalization Period | 第56-59页 |
| 4.4 Post-constructionalization Constructional Changes of gezhongX | 第59-62页 |
| 4.4.1 Structural Properties of the PostCzxnCCs Period | 第60-61页 |
| 4.4.2 Semantic Properties of gezhongX in the PostCzxnCCs Period | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Five Mechanisms of Constructionalization | 第62-69页 |
| 5.1 Neoanalysis throughout the Constructionalization Process | 第63-67页 |
| 5.1.1 Metaphor | 第63-64页 |
| 5.1.2 Metonymy | 第64-65页 |
| 5.1.3 Coercion of Constructions | 第65-67页 |
| 5.2 Analogizations throughout Constructionalization Process | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第69-73页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Present Research | 第69-70页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Present Research | 第70-71页 |
| 6.3 Further Research Perspectives | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-76页 |
