声明
摘要
Abstract
Abbreviations
Content
Chapter One:Introduction
1.1 Research Scope
1.2 Literature Review
1.3 Research Objective and Significance
1.4 Research Methodology
1.5 Layout of the Paper
Chapter Two:Theoretical Framework
2.1 Case Theory
2.2 Feature Checking
2.3 Argument Structure
2.4 Phase Theory
Chapter Three:Syntactic Representation on English Non-finite Clauses
3.1 A Description of Clauses
3.1.1 Classification of Clauses
3.1.2 Finite and Non-finite clauses
3.1.3 Non-finite Clause Types
3.1.4 Functions of Non-finite Clauses
3.2 Syntactic Characters of Non-finite Clauses
3.2.1 Sentential Forms of Non-finite Clauses
3.2.2 Syntactic Representation of ECM
3.2.3 Syntactic Representation of AC
3.2.4 Relationship between ECM and AC
3.3 Summary
Chapter Four:Syntactic Analysis on English Non-finite Clauses
4.1 Syntactic Derivation of English Clauses
4.1.1 Some Issues of the Cases in Non-finite Clauses
4.1.2 Complementizer of CP
4.1.3 Derivation of Non-finite Clauses
4.2 Further Derivational Entry of Non-finite Clauses
4.2.1 Function as Subject
4.2.2 Function as Object
4.2.3 Function as Adverbial
4.2.4 Function as Attribute
4.3 Summary
Chapter Five:Conclusion
References
Acknowledgement