| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10页 |
| ·Objective and Significance of the Research | 第10-12页 |
| ·Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-32页 |
| ·The Definition of the English Middle Construction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Features of the English Middle Construction | 第18-23页 |
| ·Aspectual Properties of the English Middle Construction | 第18-21页 |
| ·Category of Adverbs | 第21-23页 |
| ·Differences Between the Ergative Construction and the Middle Construction | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Inadequacy of Previous Studies | 第25-29页 |
| ·Reflections on Syntactical Derivation | 第25-27页 |
| ·Reflections on Lexical Derivation | 第27-29页 |
| ·Collocation Theory | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Description of Adverbs in the English Middle Construction | 第32-36页 |
| ·The Syntactical Position of Adverbs in the English Middle Construction | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Semantic Category of Adverbs in the English Middle Construction | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Collocational Analyses of the English Middle Construction | 第36-50页 |
| ·Collocation of the Middle Verbs with Their Adverbs | 第36-40页 |
| ·Collocation of the Middle Verbs with Their Grammatical Subjects | 第40-45页 |
| ·Collocation of the English Middle Construction Derived from Basic Level | 第45-50页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limitations | 第51页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第51-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
