声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Objectives of the Thesis
1.2 Methods Used in the Thesis
1.3 Significance of the Thesis
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Studies on Deverbal Adjectives Abroad
2.2 Studies on Deverbal Adjectives at Home
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Argument Structure
3.2 Thematic Roles
Chapter Four Deverbal Adjectives’ Semantic Connection with Syntactic Arguments
4.1 Connection with External Arguments
4.1.1 Connection with Percept
4.1.2 Connection with Agent
4.2 Connection with Internal Arguments
4.2.1 Connection with Direct Arguments
4.2.2 Connection with Indirect Arguments
Chapter Five Syntactic and Cognitive Foundations for Deverbal Adjectives’ Semantic Connection with Syntactic Arguments
5.1 Syntactic Foundation
5.2 Cognitive Foundation
Chapter Six Relationship Between Semantic Saturation of Deverbal Adjectives and Root Verbs’ Argument Structure
6.1 High Semantic Saturation and Low Semantic Saturation
6.2 Argument Hierarchy of Deverbal Adjectives
Chapter Seven Conclusion
7.1 Major Findings
7.2 Limitations and Suggestions
Bibliography
Appendix
Acknowledgments