| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-12页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| ·Researches on Grammaticalization | 第16-21页 |
| ·Definition of Grammaticalization | 第16-17页 |
| ·History of Research on Grammaticalization | 第17-19页 |
| ·Mechanisms and Motivations of Grammaticalization | 第19-21页 |
| ·Mechanisms: Reanalysis and Analogy | 第19-20页 |
| ·Motivations: Metaphor, Metonymy and Repetition | 第20-21页 |
| ·Researches on the Classifier Construction | 第21-32页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Classifier Construction from Typology | 第21-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Classifier Construction in English | 第23-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Classifier Construction in Chinese | 第26-28页 |
| ·Previous Contrastive Studies of the Classifier Construction between English and Chinese | 第28-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Grammaticalization of the Classifier Construction in English and Chinese | 第30-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| 3 Grammaticalization of the Nominal Classifier Construction in English and Chinese | 第33-55页 |
| ·The Division of the Nominal Classifier Construction in English and Chinese in terms of the Degree of Grammaticalization | 第33-36页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Nominal Classifier Construction in English | 第36-42页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Nominal Classifier Construction of the Lowest Degree in English | 第37页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Nominal Classifier Construction of Higher Degree in English | 第37-40页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Nominal Classifier Construction of the Highest Degree in English | 第40-42页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Nominal Classifier Construction in Chinese | 第42-54页 |
| ·The Structural Change of the Nominal Classifier Construction in Chinese | 第42-51页 |
| ·The Structural Change of the Nominal Classifier Construction of the Lowest Degree of Grammaticalization in Chinese | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Structural Change of the Nominal Classifier Construction of Higher Degree of Grammaticalization in Chinese | 第44-49页 |
| ·The Structural Change of a Little Higher Nominal Classifier Construction | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Structural Change of Much Higher Nominal Classifier Construction | 第46-49页 |
| ·The Structural Change of the Nominal Classifier Construction of the Highest Degree of Grammaticalization in Chinese | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Semantic Change of the Nominal Classifier Construction in Chinese | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| 4 Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction in English and Chinese | 第55-76页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction in English | 第55-62页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction of the Lowest Degree in English | 第57-59页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction of the Highest Degree in English | 第59-62页 |
| ·Time(s) without Grammaticalization | 第59-60页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction with Time(s) of Higher Degree | 第60-61页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction with Time(s) of the Highest Degree | 第61-62页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction in Chinese | 第62-75页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction of the Lowest Degree with Bai (拜) | 第62-66页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction with Bai of the Lowest Degree | 第62-63页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction with Bai of Higher Degree | 第63页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction with Bai of the Highest Degree | 第63-66页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction with Dun (顿) of Higher Degree | 第66-71页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verb Dun | 第66-67页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Classifier Construction with Dun of Higher Degree | 第67-70页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Classifier Construction with Dun of the Highest Degree | 第70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction of the Highest Degree with Ci | 第71-75页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of Ci of the Lowest Degree | 第71-73页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction with Ci of Higher Degree | 第73-74页 |
| ·Grammaticalization of the Verbal Classifier Construction with Ci of the Highest Degree | 第74-75页 |
| ·Summary | 第75-76页 |
| 5 The Contrast on the Grammaticalization of the Classifier Construction between English and Chinese | 第76-82页 |
| ·The Similarities of the Classifier construction between English and Chinese | 第76-79页 |
| ·The Differences of the Classifier Constructions between English and Chinese | 第79-81页 |
| ·Summary | 第81-82页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第82-85页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第82-83页 |
| ·Implication | 第83页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第83-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-91页 |
| Academic Achievements and Awards | 第91-92页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第92页 |
