声明
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Questions
1.3 Methodology and Data Collection
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies of you
2.2 Previous Studies of you Constructions
2.2.1 “X+you+Y’’ Possessive Construction
2.2.2 “X+you+Y’’ Existential Construction
2.2.3 The Non-identifiable Marker you Construction
2.2.4 ‘‘you+NP” Construction
2.2.5 ‘‘A+you+B+C+D” Comparative Construction
2.3 Previous Studies of “V+le+you+Numeral Classifier Phrase+(NP)” Construction
2.4 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation
3.1 Construction Grammar
3.1.1 Definition of Construction
3.1.2 Interaction between Verbs and Construction
3.1.3 Inheritance Links among Constructions
3.1.4 Construction Coercion
3.1.5 Procedures of Construction Analysis
3.2 Construction Analysis:Description and Explanation
3.2.1 Descriptive Study
3.2.2 Explanatory Study
Chapter Four Descriptive Analysis of the Construction
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Justifications for the Construction
4.3 Components in the construction
4.3.1 Verbs in the Construction
4.3.2 you in the Construction
4.3.3 Numeral Ciassifier Phrases in the Construction
4.4 Cognitive and Pragmatic Features of the Construction
4.4.1 Semantic Tendency of the Construction
4.4.2 Modality and Aspect of the Construction
4.4.3 Information Focus of the Construction
4.5 Application of the Features
4.5.1 Restrictions on Numeral Classifier Phrase
4.5.2 Restrictions on Other Components
Chapter Five Explanatory Analysis of the Construction
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Network of Construction Inheritance
5.2.1 Dominant Constructions
5.2.2 The Prototype Construction
5.3 Cognitive Motivation for Production of the Construction
5.4 Internal Network of the Construction
5.5 Study of you in the Construction
5.5.1 Abstraction of the Verb you
5.5.2 you as a Subjective Marker
5.6 Construction Coercion on Components
5.6.1 Construction Effect on you
5.6.2 Construction Effect on Numeral Classifier Phrase
5.6.3 Reasons for the Construction Effect
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Main Findings
6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study
References