声明
致谢
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2Purpose and Significance
1.3Structureof the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Definitionsof Shell Nouns
2.2 Lexico-Grammatical Patterns
2.3 Studies on Shell Nouns
Chapter 3 Methodology
3.1Research Questions
3.2Research Material
3.3Research Instrument
3.4Research Procedures
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion
4.1 The Frequency of Shell Nouns
4.2The Overall Use of Lexico-Grammatical Patterns
4.3The SpecificUse of Lexico-Grammatical Patterns for Each Shell Noun
4.4 The Distribution of Lexico-Grammatical Patterns in CARS Model
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations
参考文献
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
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