| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| 1.5 Terminology | 第18-19页 |
| 1.6 Layout of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-32页 |
| 2.1 Researches on Definition of MC | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Researches on Classification of MC | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Researches on CG | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4 Various Linguistic Theories Applied to Explain MC | 第25-29页 |
| 2.4.1 MC under Traditional Grammar | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4.2 MC under Transformational-generative Grammar (hereinafter referredto as TG) | 第26页 |
| 2.4.3 MC under Systematic Functional Grammar (hereinafter referred to asSFG) | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4.4 MC under Cognitive Approach | 第27-29页 |
| 2.5 Researches on MC in Perspective of CG | 第29-30页 |
| 2.6 Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第32-39页 |
| 3.1 Form and Meaning Pair | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Interaction between Middle Verb and MC | 第33-36页 |
| 3.3 Representation of MC by Applying Box Diagram | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第39-48页 |
| 4.1 Corpus Description | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第40-43页 |
| 4.3 Data Analysis | 第43-48页 |
| 4.3.1 Procedures to Answer Question 1 | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.2 Procedures to Answer Question 2 | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3.3 Procedures to Answer Question 3 | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis and Discussion | 第48-75页 |
| 5.1 Classification of MCs in English and Chinese | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2 External Features of English and Chinese MCs | 第49-58页 |
| 5.2.1 Subjects in English and Chinese MCs | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.2 Middle Verbs in English and Chinese MCs | 第51-56页 |
| 5.2.3 Modifiers in English and Chinese MCs | 第56-58页 |
| 5.3 Internal Make-ups of English and Chinese MCs | 第58-73页 |
| 5.3.1 Analysis of Patient Subject Type MCs in English and Chinese | 第59-63页 |
| 5.3.2 Analysis of Instrument Subject Type MCs in English and Chinese | 第63-66页 |
| 5.3.3 Analysis of Place Subject Type MCs in English and Chinese | 第66-69页 |
| 5.3.4 Analysis of Means Subject Type MCs in English and Chinese | 第69-70页 |
| 5.3.5 Analysis of Time-space Subject Type MCs in Chinese | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3.6 Analysis of Zero Subject Type MCs in Chinese | 第71-72页 |
| 5.3.7 Analysis of English and Chinese MCs with the Same Subject | 第72-73页 |
| 5.4 Differences or Similarities | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第75-80页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第75-77页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第77-78页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第78-79页 |
| 6.4 Recommendations for Further Study | 第79-80页 |
| References | 第80-84页 |
| Appendices | 第84-91页 |
| Appendix 1 English data | 第84-88页 |
| Appendix 2 Chinese data | 第88-91页 |
| 作者在攻读硕士学位期间公开发表的论文及参加的科研项目 | 第91页 |
