| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| ·Background of This Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| ·Aims of This Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of This Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第19-33页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Premodifier and the Postmodifier of English Nouns | 第19-28页 |
| ·Descriptive Studies on the Premodifier and the Postmodifier of English Nouns | 第19-21页 |
| ·Explanative Studies on the Premodifier and the Postmodifier of English Nouns | 第21-28页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies on the Premodifier and the Postmodifier of English Nouns | 第28-31页 |
| ·Merits of the Previous Studies on the Premodifier and the Postmodifier of English Nouns | 第29页 |
| ·Demerits of the Previous Studies on the Premodifier and the Postmodifier of English Nouns | 第29-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundations | 第33-57页 |
| ·The Theory of Categorization | 第33-46页 |
| ·The Definition of Categorization | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Function of Categorization | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Product of Categorization | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Linguistic Representation of Cognitive Categories | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Levels of Categorization | 第40-46页 |
| ·Categorization on the Basic Level | 第41-42页 |
| ·Categorization on the Superordinate Level | 第42-44页 |
| ·Categorization on the Subordinate Level | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Theory of Subcategorization | 第46-55页 |
| ·The Definition of Subcategorization | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Function of Subcategorization | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Subcategorization | 第49-52页 |
| ·Suggesting the Existence of Contrastive Subcategories | 第50页 |
| ·Taking an Attribute Possessed by Some Category Members as the Reference Point | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Product of Subcategorization | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Linguistic Representation of Subcategories | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter 3 The Cognitive Function of Premodifiers and the Constraints on Premodifiers of English Nouns | 第57-75页 |
| ·The Cognitive Function of Premodifiers | 第57-64页 |
| ·Subcategorization as the Cognitive Function of Premodifiers | 第59-60页 |
| ·Characteristics of Subcategorization as the Cognitive Function of Premodifiers | 第60-64页 |
| ·The Constraints on Premodifiers | 第64-73页 |
| ·The Constraint of the Possessed-Possessor Relation on Premodifiers | 第64-66页 |
| ·The Constraint of Contrastive Subcategories on Premodifiers | 第66-70页 |
| ·The Constraint of Permanent Attributes on Premodifiers | 第70-73页 |
| ·Summary | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter 4 The Cognitive Functions of Postmodifiers and the Constraints on Postmodifiers of English Nouns | 第75-93页 |
| ·The Cognitive Functions of Postmodifiers | 第75-85页 |
| ·Subcategorization as the Cognitive Function of Classifying Postmodifiers and Its Characteristics | 第76-82页 |
| ·Subcategorization as the Cognitive Function of Classifying Postmodifiers | 第76-78页 |
| ·Characteristics of Subcategorization as the Cognitive Function of Classifying Postmodifiers | 第78-82页 |
| ·Supplementation as the Cognitive Function of Non-classifying Postmodifiers and Its Characteristics | 第82-85页 |
| ·Supplementation as the Cognitive Function of Non-classifying Postmodifiers | 第82-83页 |
| ·Characteristics of Supplementation as the Cognitive Function of Non-classifying Postmodifiers | 第83-85页 |
| ·The Constraints on Postmodifiers | 第85-93页 |
| ·The Constraint of Contrastive Subcategories on Classifying Postmodifiers | 第85-89页 |
| ·The Constraint of the Whole-whole Relation on Non-classifying Postmodifiers | 第89-93页 |
| Chapter 5 A Subcategorizational Account of the Selection between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers of English Nouns | 第93-109页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Selection between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers on the Macroscopic Level | 第94-99页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Selection between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers on the Middle Level | 第99-103页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Selection between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers on the Microscopic Level | 第103-107页 |
| ·Summary | 第107-109页 |
| Chapter 6 A Subcategorizational Account of the Transformation between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers of English Nouns | 第109-127页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Evolutional Transformation between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers | 第109-119页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Evolutional Transformation between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers on the Word Level | 第111-114页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Evolutional Transformation between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers on the Phrase and Clause Levels | 第114-119页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Non-evolutional Transformation between Premodifiers and Postmodifiers | 第119-126页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Non-evolutional Transformation from Premodifiers to Postmodifiers | 第120-123页 |
| ·A Subcategorizational Account of the Non-evolutional Transformation from Postmodifiers to Premodifiers | 第123-126页 |
| ·Summary | 第126-127页 |
| Conclusion | 第127-133页 |
| Bibliography | 第133-137页 |
| Appendix | 第137-139页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第139-141页 |
