| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology | 第15-17页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| ·A Survey of Word Class Categorization | 第18-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Word Classes from the Perspective of Categorization. | 第18-22页 |
| ·Prototype Theory and Word Classes | 第18-20页 |
| ·Dynamic Categorization and Word Classes | 第20-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies of the Criteria for Word Class Identification | 第22-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies of “SNEEZE + NP (+ XP)” | 第25-28页 |
| ·Explanation from CCxG’s Perspective | 第25-26页 |
| ·Explanation from CBT’s Perspective | 第26-27页 |
| ·Other Explanations | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第29-41页 |
| ·The Background of Usage-Based Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Usage-based Approach or Usage-Based Theory? | 第31-32页 |
| ·Basic Assumptions and Applications of Usage-Based Theory | 第32-40页 |
| ·UBT and Language Structure | 第33-38页 |
| ·Frequency | 第33-34页 |
| ·Entrenchment | 第34-35页 |
| ·Conventionalization | 第35-36页 |
| ·Usage Event and Its Relationship with Linguistic Structure | 第36-38页 |
| ·UBT and Language Change | 第38-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第41-64页 |
| ·Results | 第41-45页 |
| ·Token Frequency of the Transitive Use of Sneeze | 第41-43页 |
| ·Type Frequency?of the Transitive Use of Sneeze | 第43-45页 |
| ·Discussion | 第45-63页 |
| ·Semantic/Conceptual Account of the Transitive Use of Sneeze | 第45-51页 |
| ·Token Frequency Effect on the Transitive Use of Sneeze | 第51-54页 |
| ·Type Frequency | 第54-58页 |
| ·The Transitive Use of Sneeze on the Lexical-Constructional Interface | 第58-63页 |
| ·Theoretical Account of the Relationship between Construction Lexical Entry | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Lexical-constructional Interaction and the Conventionalization of Transitive Sneeze | 第60-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Implications for Lexicography | 第65-67页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第67页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Studies | 第67-68页 |
| References | 第68-73页 |
| Appendices | 第73-79页 |
