| List of Abbreviations | 第4-9页 |
| English Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Research Outline | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-29页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of the Get-passive | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Get-passive Abroad | 第17-27页 |
| 2.2.1 The Source of the Get-passive | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.2 The Semantic and Pragmatic Features of the Get-passive | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Involvement in and Responsibility for the Event Described | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Adverse or Beneficial Consequences of the Event Described | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2.3 Attitude of the Speaker Towards the Event | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2.4 The Distribution of the Get-passive in Different Regions and Registers | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.3 The Syntactic Features of the Get-passive | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2.3.1 The Get in the Get-passive | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.3.2 The Past Participle in the Get-passive | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.3.3 The Agent in the Get-passive | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on the Get-passive at Home | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 Limitations of Existent Research | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第29-34页 |
| 3.1 The Definition of Grammaticalization | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 The Origin, Cause and Process of Grammaticalization | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 The Principles of Grammaticalization | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4 The Research Focus and Trend of Grammaticalization | 第32-33页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第34-38页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第34页 |
| 4.2 Research Tools | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2.1 The Helsinki Corpus of English Texts | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2.2 Ant Conc | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2.3 A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - From A.D 1150 To 1580 | 第36页 |
| 4.3 Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Five The Emergence Process of the Get-passive | 第38-59页 |
| 5.1 The First Phase (1350-1420) | 第38-40页 |
| 5.2 The Second Phase (1420-1500) | 第40-42页 |
| 5.3 The Third Phase (1500-1570) | 第42-45页 |
| 5.4 The Fourth Phase (1570-1640) | 第45-48页 |
| 5.5 The Fifth Phase (1640-1710) | 第48-54页 |
| 5.6 Two Possible Emergence Processes of the Get-passive | 第54-59页 |
| 5.6.1 The First Emergence Process | 第54-57页 |
| 5.6.2 The Second Emergence Process | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Six Factors Contributing to the Emergence of the Get-passive | 第59-65页 |
| 6.1 The Emergence of the Get-passive | 第59页 |
| 6.2 Factors in the First Step | 第59-61页 |
| 6.3 Factors in the Second Step | 第61-62页 |
| 6.4 Factors in the Third Step | 第62-65页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| 7.1 Major findings of the Research | 第65-66页 |
| 7.2 Implications of the Present Study | 第66页 |
| 7.3 Limitations and Future Suggestions | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-74页 |
| Publication | 第74页 |
