声明
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Objectives of the Study
1.3 Data Collection
1.4 Layout of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies of the Para-attribute Structure “N1+的+N2” in Chinese
2.2 Previous Studies of the Para-attribute Pattern “N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
2.2.1 Distribution Features of the Para-attribute Pattern ‘‘N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
2.2.2 Generative Mechanism of the Para-attribute Pattern ‘‘N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Preliminaries
3.1 Origin of Construction Grammar
3.2 Definition of Construction
3.3 Major Theories of Construction Grammar
3.3.1 Fillmore and Key’s Construction Grammar
3.3.2 Lakoff and Goldberg’s Construction Grammar
3.3.3 Langacker’s Cognitive Grammar
3.3.4 Croft’s Radial Construction Grammar
3.3.5 Relations between the Four Theories
3.4 Basic Tenets of Construction Grammar
3.5 Advantages of Construction Grammar
3.6 Generalization in Construction Grammar
Chapter Four A Constructional Approach to the Para-attribute Pattern “N1+的+N2+V+得+R”
4.1 Structural and Semantic Features of Each Component
4.1.1 Structural and Semantic Features of “N1’’
4.1.2 Structural and Semantic Features of “N2’’
4.1.3 Structural and Semantic Features of “N1+N2’’
4.1.4 Structural and Semantic Features of ‘‘V’’
4.1.5 Structural and Semantic Features of “R’’
4.2 Syntactic Features of the Whole Para-attribute Construction “N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
4.3 Constructional Meaning of the Para-attribute Pattern “N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
4.4 Ambiguity of the Sentence Pattern “N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
4.5 Summary
Chapter Five Some Other Related Constructions
5.1 The Resultative Construction “N1+的+N2+V+得+R”
5.1.1 Properties of the Components in Resultative Construction and Para-attribute Construction
5.1.2 Transformation of the Resultative Construction ‘‘N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’ and the Para-attribute Construction “N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
5.2 The Verb-copying Construction “N1+V+N2+V+得+R”
5.2.1 Properties of the Components in Verb-copying Construction “N1+V+N2+V+得+R’’ and Para-attribute Construction ‘‘N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
5.2.2 Transformations between the Verb-copying Construction “N1+V+N2+V+得+R’’ and the Para-attribute Construction ‘‘N1+的+N2+V+得+R’’
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings of the Study
6.2 Limitations of the Study
6.3 Suggestions for Further Study
References
Appendices
Corpus from Center for Chinese Linguistics (CCL)
Corpus from Previous Studies