声明
ABSTRACT
摘要
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Significance and Objectives of This Study
1.3 Organization
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Studies on the English Translations of Daodejing
2.1.1 Translating Daodejing into English
2.1.2 Domestic Studies on the Engtish Translations of Daodejing
2.2 Studies On Negation
2.2.1 Definition and Scope of Negation
2.2.2 Being a Judgment on a Judgment
CHAPTER THREE NEGATION:THE METHODOLOGY OF LAOZI PHILOSOPHY
3.1 Approaching Dao from the Negative
3.2 The Use of Nothing
CHAPTER FOUR A SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF NEGATIVES USED IN THE THREE ENGLISH VERSIONS
4.1 Negation:Polarity vs.Modality
4.2 Negation and Presupposition
4.3 Negation in Existentials
CHAPTER FIVE THE ANGLICIZED LAOZI PHILOSOPHY
5.1 Negative Propositions:Opposed or Dialectically Opposed?
5.2 Negative Assertions:A Question of Truth,Obligation,or Stance?
5.2.1 Truth or Possibility?
5.2.2 Stance:Subjective vs.Objective?
CHATPER SIX CONCLUSION
6.1 Major Findings of This Study
6.2 Limitations of This Study
REFERENCES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS