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English Middle Formation:A VP-shell Approach

中文摘要第4-7页
Abstract第7-10页
Acknowledgements第11-15页
Chapter 1 Introduction第15-20页
    1.1 Defining English middle constructions第15-16页
    1.2 Classification of English middle constructions第16-17页
    1.3 Objectives of this study第17-18页
    1.4 Procedures and Methodology第18-19页
    1.5 A sketch map of the thesis第19-20页
Chapter 2 Characteristics of English Middles第20-30页
    2.1 Semantic features of English middle constructions第20-27页
        2.1.1 Non-eventiveness第20-22页
        2.1.2 Genericity第22-23页
        2.1.3 Agentivity第23-25页
        2.1.4 Modality第25-27页
    2.2 Syntactic features of English middle constructions第27-30页
        2.2.1 Tense and aspect第27-28页
        2.2.2 Adverbial modification第28-30页
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework第30-46页
    3.1 VP-shell第30-44页
        3.1.1 Ergative Predicates within VP-shell analysis第30-35页
        3.1.2 Ditransitive predicates within VP-shell an8alysis第35-36页
        3.1.3 Monotransitive predicates within VP-shell analysis第36-39页
        3.1.4 Unergative Predicates within VP-shell analysis第39-41页
        3.1.5 Adverb position within VP-shell analysis第41-44页
    3.2 The VP Internal Subject Hypothesis (VISH)第44-45页
    3.3 θ-theory第45页
    3.4 Binding Theory第45-46页
Chapter 4 Semantic Restrictions on English Middle Formation第46-54页
    4.1 Properties of the verb第46-48页
    4.2 Properties of the grammatical subject第48-50页
    4.3 Properties of the logical subject第50-52页
    4.4 The fundamental property for English middle formation第52-54页
Chapter 5 English Middle Formation: Lexical Approach vs NP-movement Approach第54-65页
    5.1 The lexical approach第54-59页
        5.1.1 Fagan第55-56页
        5.1.2 Ackema and Schoorlemmer第56-58页
        5.1.3 Problems with the lexical approach第58-59页
    5.2 The NP-movement approach第59-65页
        5.2.1 Stroik第59-60页
        5.2.2 Keyser and Roeper第60-62页
        5.2.3 Problems with the NP-movement approach第62-65页
Chapter 6 English Middle Formation: A VP-shell Approach第65-81页
    6.1 Why VP-shell for English middles第65-66页
    6.2 The derivation of Class 1 middles第66-75页
        6.2.1 The status of implicit agent第69-72页
        6.2.2 The interpretation of ec第72-75页
    6.3 The derivation of Class 2 middles第75-77页
    6.4 The derivation of Class 3 middles第77-78页
    6.5 A general picture of English middle constructions第78-79页
    6.6 Advantages of VP-shell approach for English middles第79-81页
Chapter 7 Conclusion第81-85页
    7.1 Major findings of this study第81-83页
    7.2 Fulfillment of objectives第83-84页
    7.3 Limitation第84-85页
Bibliography第85-88页

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