本站原创Acknowledgements5-6
中文摘要6-9
Abstract9-12
Contents12-15
Chapter1 Introduction15-20
1.1 The Proposal of the Question15-16
1.2 The Necessity and Feasibipty of this Study16-18
1.3 Objective of the Study18
1.4 Organization of the Thesis18-20
Chapter2 Literature Review20-29
2.1 Previous Studies on Engpsh Clefts and Pseudo-clefts20-24
2.1.1 Traditional Studies20-21
2.1.2 Tranormational Studies21-22
2.1.3 Functional Studies22-24
2.1.3.1 Information-based Approaches23
2.1.3.2 Discourse-oriented Approaches23-24
2.2 Previous Studies on Chinese Clefts and Pseudo-clefts24-27
2.2.1 Constitution of Chinese Cleft Construction24-25
2.2.2 Syntactic Status of "Shi"25-27
2.3 Summary27-29
Chapter 3 Clefts and Pseudo-clefts:Definition,Formal Properties and Functions29-37
3.1 The Structure of Clefts and Pseudo-clefts29-32
3.1.1 Engpsh Clefts and Pseudo-clefts29-31
3.1.2 Chinese Clefts and Pseudo-clefts31-32
3.2 Nature of Clefts/Pseudo-clefts32-33
3.3 Functions of Clefts and Pseudo-clefts33-35
3.4 Formal Properties of Cleft and Pseudo-cleft Constructions35-37
Chapter 4 Theoretical Framework37-41
4.1 The Syntactic Form of the Focus37
4.2 Metafunctions37-38
4.3 Theme/Rheme38-39
4.4 Information39
4.5 Cohesion39-41
Chapter 5 Methodology41-49
5.1 Main Methodology42-43
5.2 The Marking and Selection of the Relevant Samples43-49
5.2.1 Primary Selection44-47
5.2.1.1 Indexes(types)for Engpsh Cleft and Pseudo-cleft Sentences44-47
5.2.1.2 Indexes(types)for Chinese Cleft and Pseudo-cleft Sentences47
5.2.1.3 The Prospective Results from the Primary Selection47
5.2.2 Secondary Selection47-49
Chapter 6 Results and Analysis49-87
6.1 Primary Selection49-55
6.1.1 Data from the Engpsh Corpus49-52
6.1.2 Data from the Chinese Corpus52-54
6.1.3 Summary of the Primary Selection54-55
6.2 Secondary Selection55-76
6.2.1 The Classes of the "Focus"55-61
6.2.1.1 The Data and the Classification of "Unmarked" and "Marked" Structures58-60
6.2.1.2 Analysis of the Configuration60-61
6.2.2 The Analysis of "Focus"61-69
6.2.3 Analysis of Some Samples69-76
6.2.3.1 Engpsh Pseudo-clefts69-71
6.2.3.2 Engpsh Clefts71-73
6.2.3.3 Chinese Pseudo-clefts73-75
6.2.3.4 Chinese Clefts75-76
6.3 Contrastive Analysis of the Cohesive Devices in Clefts and Pseudo-clefts76-87
6.3.1 Reference77-79
6.3.2 Elppsis79-80
6.3.3 Substitution80-82
6.3.4 Conjunction82-83
6.3.5 Lexical Cohesion83-85
6.3.5.1 Repetition83-84
6.3.5.2 Synonymy and Antonymy84-85
6.3.5.3 Collocation85
6.3.6 Summary85-87
Chapter 7 Conclusion87-91
7.1 Generapzation and Imppcation87-89
7.2 Limitations of This Study and the Suggestions for Further Studies89-91
Bibpography91-94
List of Tables/Diagrams/Charts94-96
List of the Examples and the Corresponding Pinyin and Translation for the Chinese ones96-101
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