TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1. RATIONALE
1.2. JUSTIFICATION
1.3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
1.4. SCOPE OF THE STUDY
1.5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.6. ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
Chapter 2 LITERATUR REVIEW AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
2.1. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
2.2.1. Overview of the Proverbs
2.2.2. Proverbs and Other Language Units
2.2.3. Overview of Structures of Proverbs
Chapter 3 METHODS AND PROCEDURES
3.1. OVERVIEW
3.2. RESEARCH METHODS
3.3. SAMPLING
3.4. DATA COLLECTION
3.5. DATA ANALYSIS
3.6. INSTRUMENTATION
3.7. RESEARCH PROCEDURES
3.8. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY
Chapter 4 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
4.1. OVERVIEW
4.2. SYNTACTIC FEATURES OF EPsWH AND VPsWH
4.2.1. Phrase Structures
4.2.2. Sentential Structures
4.2.3. The Syntactic Similarities and Differences of EPsWH and VPsWH
4.3. SEMANTIC FEATURES OF EPsWH
4.3.1. Semantic Fields of EPsWH and VPsWH
4.3.2. Stylistic Devices of EPsWH and VPsWH
4.3.3. The Semantic Similarities and Differences of EPsWH and VPsWH
Chapter 5 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
5.1. OVERVIEW
5.2. CONCLUSIONS
5.3. IMPLICATIONS
5.4. LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH