声明
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Objectives of the Research
1.3 Significance of the Present Study
1.4 Research Questions and Proposals
1.5 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies on Modality
2.1.1 The Classification of Modality
2.1.2 Syntactic Representation of Modals
2.1.3 Semantic Analyses of Modals
2.2 Previous Studies on Aspect Markers in Mandarin Chinese
2.3 Previous Studies on the Interaction of Modality and Aspect
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 The Semantics of Yinggai
3.1 Yinggai as a Modal Auxiliary
3.1.1 Yinggai’s Modal Force
3.1.2 Epistemic Reading
3.1.3 Priority Reading
3.2 Temporal Interpretation of Sentences with Yinggai
3.2.1 Temporal Orientation of Epistemic Yinggai
3.2.2 Temporal Orientation of Priority Yinggai
3.2.3 Reformulation of the Formal Analysis of Yinggai
3.3 Summary
Chapter 4 The Semantics of Le
4.1 Le as an Aspect Marker
4.1.1 The Semantics of Verbal Le
4.1.2 The Semantics of Sentential Le
4.1.3 Co-occurrence of Verbal Le and Sentential Le
4.2 The Modality of Sentences with Le
4.3 Summary
Chapter 5 The Interaction of Yinggai and Le
5.1 Co-occurrence of Yinggai and Verbal Le
5.2 Co-occurrence of Yinggai and Sentential Le
5.3 Co-occurrence of Yinggai with Two Les
5.4 Summary
Conclusion
Notes
参考文献
Appendix A 攻读学位期间所发表的学术论文
Appendix B 论文引用例证
Appendix C 详细中文摘要
致谢
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