| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Rationale of This Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the Present Study | 第13页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Review of the Related Literature | 第15-28页 |
| ·Studies on Focus | 第15-24页 |
| ·Definition of Focus | 第15-16页 |
| ·Types of Focus | 第16-17页 |
| ·Approaches to Focus | 第17-24页 |
| ·Studies on Quantification | 第24-28页 |
| ·Quantifiers | 第24-25页 |
| ·Scope | 第25-26页 |
| ·Scope Ambiguity | 第26-27页 |
| ·Distributive Reading and Collective Reading | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Focus and Quantification | 第28-33页 |
| ·Effect of Focus on the Logical Form | 第28-29页 |
| ·Effect of Focus on Truth Conditions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Effect of Focus on Implicature | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation of Quantifier Scope in English and Chinese | 第33-47页 |
| ·Linear Order | 第33-38页 |
| ·(?) Precedes (?) | 第34-35页 |
| ·(?) Precedes (?) | 第35-38页 |
| ·Quantifier Differences | 第38-47页 |
| ·“All”,“Every”and“Each” | 第38-41页 |
| ·“Suoyou”,“Dou”and“Mei” | 第41-47页 |
| Chapter Five Focus and Quantifier Scope Interaction in English and Chinese | 第47-59页 |
| ·Ambiguity in Scope Interaction | 第47-53页 |
| ·Interaction between Quantifiers | 第47-49页 |
| ·Interaction between Quantifier and Wh-Phrase | 第49-51页 |
| ·Interaction between Quantifier and Negation | 第51-53页 |
| ·Focus and Quantifier Scope Disambiguation | 第53-59页 |
| ·Disambiguation Effect of Focus | 第53-56页 |
| ·Context | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions and Implications | 第59-61页 |
| ·Conclusions of the Study | 第59页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Investigation | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |