| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·The Background of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Significance of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18页 |
| ·Studies on Markedness | 第18-31页 |
| ·Studies on Markedness Abroad | 第20-27页 |
| ·Studies on Markedness in China | 第27-28页 |
| ·Comment on Previous Studies on Markedness | 第28-31页 |
| ·Studies on Passive Voice | 第31-32页 |
| ·Studies on Simple Past Tense | 第32-35页 |
| ·Uses of Simple Past Tense | 第32-34页 |
| ·Studies on Simple Past Tense | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework: The Prototype Theory | 第36-52页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第36-44页 |
| ·Classical Theory of Categorization | 第36-38页 |
| ·Problems of the Classical Approach | 第38-39页 |
| ·Modern Theory of Categorization: the Prototype Theory | 第39-44页 |
| ·The Features of Prototype Category | 第44-45页 |
| ·Prototype Effects in Grammar | 第45-50页 |
| ·Lakoff’s Idealized Cognitive Model (ICM) | 第46-49页 |
| ·Prototype Effects | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Four Prototype Effects on Markedness in Passive Voice Simple Past Tense | 第52-77页 |
| ·Introduction | 第52-53页 |
| ·Prototype Effects in Markedness of Passive Voice | 第53-71页 |
| ·The Syntactic Types of Passive Voice | 第53-54页 |
| ·Markedness Patterns in Passive Voice | 第54-57页 |
| ·A Prototype Theory Approach to Markedness in Passive Voice | 第57-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-71页 |
| ·Prototype Effects in Markedness of Simple Past Tense | 第71-76页 |
| ·The Grammatical Usage of Simple Past Tense | 第71-72页 |
| ·Markedness Patterns in Simple Past Tense | 第72-73页 |
| ·A Prototype Theory Approach to Markedness in Simple Past Tense | 第73-76页 |
| ·Summary | 第76-77页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第77-81页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第79页 |
| ·Limitations | 第79-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-87页 |
| Publications | 第87页 |
