| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·liangci vs Measure Words: Lexical Categorization in Chinese and English | 第11-13页 |
| ·Categorization in its Broad and Narrow Sense | 第11-12页 |
| ·The English Equivalent to liangci (量词) | 第12-13页 |
| ·Reference Point of this Thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Research Questions and Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| ·Studies of Chinese Measure Words | 第15-24页 |
| ·The Identification of Measure Words as a Word Class | 第15-18页 |
| ·Investigative Paradigms on Chinese Measure Words | 第18-24页 |
| ·Studies of English Measure Words | 第24-26页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第24-25页 |
| ·Domestic Studies | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework | 第27-31页 |
| ·Classical Categorization | 第27-28页 |
| ·Cognitive Categorization | 第28-29页 |
| ·Decategorization | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| 4 A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and English Measure Words | 第31-55页 |
| ·English Equivalents to liangci | 第35-39页 |
| ·Quantifiers | 第35页 |
| ·Partitive Nouns | 第35-36页 |
| ·Unit Nouns | 第36-37页 |
| ·Classifiers | 第37-38页 |
| ·Measure Words | 第38-39页 |
| ·Subcategories of Chinese and English Measure Words | 第39-51页 |
| ·Taxonomy of Chinese Measure Words | 第39-48页 |
| ·Taxonomy of English Measure Words | 第48-51页 |
| ·Expressive Constructions of Chinese and English Measure Words | 第51-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| 5 A Categorization Perspective of Chinese and English Measure Words | 第55-59页 |
| ·Reasons for the Differences of Measure Words between the Two Languages | 第55-56页 |
| ·Relationship between Nouns and Measure Words | 第56-59页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-64页 |
| Appendices | 第64-69页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第69-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70页 |
