| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| 0.1 Background of the Research | 第8-9页 |
| 0.2 The Research Methodology | 第9页 |
| 0.3 The Layout of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第11-27页 |
| 1.1 The Incidental Research Stage | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 The Independent Research Stage | 第13-17页 |
| 1.2.1 Syntactic Analysis of Chinese EP Construction | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2.2 The Classification of Chinese EP Construction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.3 The Explanation Stage | 第17-26页 |
| 1.3.1 The Transformational-Generative Approach | 第18-20页 |
| 1.3.2 The Three-Plane Approach | 第20-22页 |
| 1.3.3 The Cognitive Approach | 第22-26页 |
| 1.4 Comments on Previous Study | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation | 第27-32页 |
| 2.1 Construction Grammar | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2 Prototype Theory | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3 Metaphor and Metonymy | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three The Interaction between Constructional Meaning and Locative Element of Chinese EP construction | 第32-38页 |
| 3.1 Different Forms of Locative Element | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Constructional Meaning's Impact on the Locative Element | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Locative Element's Impact on Constructional Meaning | 第35-37页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four The Interaction between Constructional Meaning and the Existent of Chinese EP construction | 第38-43页 |
| 4.1 Constraints on Existent by Pragmatic Constructional Meaning | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 The Existents' Impact on Constructional Meaning | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five The Interaction between Constructional Meaning and Existential Predicator of Chinese EP construction | 第43-52页 |
| 5.1 A Classification of Verbs | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2 Constructional Meaning's Impact on Verb Meaning | 第44-49页 |
| 5.3 Verb Meaning's Impact on Constructional Meaning | 第49-51页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第51-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第57-58页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第58页 |
