This thesis is a quantitative and qualitative study on the syntactic patterns in relation to the positive and negative forms of the "shi" structure in modern Chinese by using language data, the "hypothesis of the pivotal status of clauses" as its theoretical basis, and by using the dynamic "researching approach of triangular study of linguistic form, semantic meaning and pragmatic value".

The characteristic dimensions that distinguish the union types include the cost of measuring output,the cost of supervising production and the relativity of production among producers.

The coupling between organizations and a modern society: a typical articulation of rationality;