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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Objective of the Thesis
1.2．Significance of the Present Study
1.3 Research Questions and Proposals
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Previous Analyses
2.2.1 Modality
2.2.2 Modality and Modal Logic
2.2.3 Aspect
2.2.4 Modality and Aspect
2.2.5 Modal Verbs hui
2.3 Summary
Chapter 3 Syntactic Position of Modals and Aspect Markers in Mandarin Chinese
3.1 Introduction
3.2 About Root Modality and Epistemic Modality
3.2.1 Root Modality
3.2.2 Epistemic Modality
3.2.3 The Difference between Deontic Modality and Epistemic Modality
3.3 Chinese Aspect System
3.3.1 Whether there is TP in Mandafin Chinese
3.3.2 Aspect System of Mandarin Chinese
3.4 Types of Modals in Mandarin Chinese
3.5 The Co-occurrence and Interaction of Modality and Realistie Aspect
3.5.1 Meanings and Manifestation of Actual Aspect
3.5.2 The Interaction of Epistemic Modality and Realistic Aspect
3.5.3 The Interaction of neng and Realistic Aspect le
3.6 Syntactic Structures of Modals and Aspect Markers
3.7 Summary
Chapter 4 Modals with Aspect in Semantics according to Modal Logic
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Possible World and Modal Logic
4.2.1 The Concept of Possible World
4.2.2 A Modal Logic Pattern
4.3 Time Points，Intervals of Time
4.4 Methods to Analyze Aspect
4.4.1 SER System
4.4.2 Aspect and its Situation Types
4.5 The Formal Semantic Description of Chinese Temporal Information
4.6 The Semantic Explanation of Modals and Aspect in Mandarin Chinese
4.7 Summary
Chapter 5 Aspect and Modality of hui
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Typical Semantic Analyses of hui
5.3 Aspect and Modality of hui
5.3.1 Non-future Event of hui
5.3.2 Future Event of hui
5.3.3 Interaction of Experiential Aspect guo and hui
5.3.4 Interaction with the Durative Aspect zhe
5.3.5 Interaction of Root Modality hui and Inchoative qilai，Tentative Aspect Marker and Durative xiaqu
5.4 The New Semantic Definition of hui and Aspect Operators
5.4.1 The Manifestation in the Ternary System of Time
5.4.2 The Semantic Definition of hui and Aspect Operators
5.5 Summary
Conclusions
References
Appendix A 详细中文摘要
Acknowledgements
