声明
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research background
1.2 Objectives of the research
1.3 Research questions
1.4 Research methodology
1.4.1 The combination of qualitative study and the quantitative study
1.4.2 The combination of synchronic study with the diachronic study
1.4.3 The combination of description with explanation
1.4 Layout of the thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 The existence of Chinese quasi-affixes
2.2 The definitions of Chinese quasi-affixes
2.3 The classifications of the Chinese quasi-affixes
2.4 Previous studies on Chinese quasi-affixes
2.4.1 From the semantic view
2.4.2 From the pragmatic view
2.4.3 From the lexicographic view
2.4.4 From the cognitive view
2.5 The limitations of the previous studies
Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations
3.1 Constructions and constructionization
3.1.1 The concept of constructions
3.1.2 The mechanisms of constructionization
3.2 A usage-based approach to grammar
3.2.1 The nature of the usage-based perspective
3.2.2 Type frequency and token frequency
3.2.3 The effects of token frequency
Chapter Four Frequency effects and cognitive representation in quasi-affixationization in modern Chinese
4.1 The weakening of semantic force in quasi-affixationization in modern Chinese
4.2 The greater autonomy in quasi-affixationization in modern Chinese
4.3 The entrenchment in quasi-affixationization in modern Chinese
Chapter Five Case-study
5.1 The sources of language data
5.2 The choices of language data
5.3 The methods of the case-study
5.4 The results of the case-study
5.5 Discussion of the results
5.5.1 The semantic generalization of the two cases
5.5.2 The greater autonomy and the entrenchment of the two cases
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major findings of the study
6.2 The limitations of the study
6.3 The suggestions for further studies
References
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