Chapter One:General Introduction

1.1 Facts

1.2 An Overview

1.3 Organization of the Dissertation

Chapter Two:Previous Analyses of the Two Particles

2.1 Earlier Approaches

2.2 Paris's Analysis of Cai and Jiu

2.3 Biq's Analysis of Caiand Jiu

2.4 Summary

Chapter Three:Theories of Corresponding Particles in Other Languages

3.1 L？bner's(1989)"Duality Hypothesis"

3.2 Van der Auwera's(1993)"Double Alternative Hypothesis"

3.3 Garrido's(1992)"Expectation Theory"

3.4 Michaelis's(1993)Analysis of the Polysemy of Adverbial Still

3.5 Summary

Chapter Four:An Analysis of Cai and Jiu

4.1 The Temporal Use of Cai and Jiu

4.2 The Restrictive Use of Cai and Jiu

4.3 The Conditionals vs.Cai and Jiu

4.4 The Emphatic Use of Cai and Jiu

4.5 Summary

Chapter Five:Concluding Remarks

5.1 Summary of the Analysis

5.2 Further Issues

References

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