| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘 要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Significance | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Overall Organization of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Studies on Pattern Grammar and Valency Grammar | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Theoretical Studies on Pattern Grammar | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Theoretical Studies on Valency Grammar | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.3 The Notion of Local Grammar | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Review of Some Terms in Corpus Linguistics | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.1 The Concept of Collocation | 第20页 |
| 2.2.2 The Notion of Co-selection Theory | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.3 The Notion of Semantic Prosody | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Pattern Grammar and Valency Grammar | 第22-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Empirical Studies on Pattern Grammar | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Empirical Studies on Valency Grammar | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous Empirical Studies on Collocation | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.4 Previous Empirical Studies on Semantic Prosody | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第30-34页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第30页 |
| 3.2 Corpora Used in the Study | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Research Instruments | 第31-33页 |
| 3.4 Research Procedure | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第34-60页 |
| 4.1 The Overall Frequency of Node Words | 第34页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of Provide in Two Corpora | 第34-41页 |
| 4.2.1 The Analysis of Provide in COCA | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2.2 The Analysis of Provide in the TECCL Corpus | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.3 Contrastive Analysis of the Valency Patterns of Provide in Two Corpora | 第37-41页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of Happen in Two Corpora | 第41-51页 |
| 4.3.1 The Analysis of Happen in COCA | 第41-43页 |
| 4.3.2 The Analysis of Happen in the TECCL Corpus | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.3 Contrastive Analysis of the Valency Patterns of Happen in Two Corpora | 第44-47页 |
| 4.3.4 Contrastive Analysis of Semantic Features of Happen in Two Corpora | 第47-51页 |
| 4.4 Analysis of Lack in Two Corpora | 第51-56页 |
| 4.4.1 The Analysis of Lack in COCA | 第51-52页 |
| 4.4.2 The Analysis of Lack in the TECCL Corpus | 第52-53页 |
| 4.4.3 Contrastive Analysis of the Valency Patterns of Lack in Two Corpora | 第53-56页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Present Study | 第61-62页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-71页 |
