| Acknowledgements | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第18-24页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第20页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第20-21页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the Thesis | 第21-22页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第24-38页 |
| 2.1 Previous Research on Verb-direction Construction at Home | 第24-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Core Issue in the Study of Verb-direction Construction | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.2 Theoretical Perspectives in Study of Verb-direction Construction | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2 Previous Research on Verb-direction Construction "V xia" at Home | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Previous Research on Macro-event Theory | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Research on Macro-event Theory Abroad | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Research on Macro-event Theory at Home | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4 Previous Research on Metaphor | 第30-32页 |
| 2.5 Previous Research on Metonymy | 第32-34页 |
| 2.6 Previous Research on Metaphtonymy | 第34-36页 |
| 2.7 Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第38-55页 |
| 3.1 The Macro-event | 第38-47页 |
| 3.1.1 Motion-type Macro-event | 第42-44页 |
| 3.1.2 State-change-type Macro-event | 第44-46页 |
| 3.1.3 Temporal-contouring-type Macro-event | 第46-47页 |
| 3.2 Cognitive Mechanisms in Semantic Extension | 第47-53页 |
| 3.2.1 Conceptual Metaphor | 第47-49页 |
| 3.2.2 Conceptual Metonymy | 第49-50页 |
| 3.2.3 Metaphtonymy | 第50-53页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 4 Macro-event Approach to Verb-direction Construction "V xia" | 第55-74页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection | 第55-58页 |
| 4.2 Conceptual Semantic Analysis of Verb-direction Construction "V xia" Based onMacro-event Theory | 第58-72页 |
| 4.2.1 Semantic Analysis of the Conceptual Structure of Verb-direction Construc-tion "V xia" with Directional Meaning Based on Motion-type Macro-event | 第58-64页 |
| 4.2.2 Semantic Analysis of the Conceptual Structure of Verb-direction Construc-tion "V xia" with Consequent Meaning Based on State-Change-type Macro-event | 第64-70页 |
| 4.2.3 Semantic Analysis of the Conceptual Structure of Verb-directionConstruction "V xia" with Temporal Meaning Based onTemporal-contouring-type Macro-event | 第70-72页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter 5 Cognitive Exploration of Semantic Extension of Verb-directionConstruction "V xia" | 第74-94页 |
| 5.1 Prototype of the Semantic Extension of Verb-direction Construction "V xia" | 第74-76页 |
| 5.2 Cognitive Mechanisms Behind the Semantic Extension of Verb-directionConstruction "V xia" | 第76-93页 |
| 5.2.1 Metonymic Operation Within Directional Meaning of Verb-directionConstruction "V xia" | 第77-80页 |
| 5.2.2 Metaphtonymic Operation Between Directional Meaning and ConsequentMeaning of Verb-direction Construction "V xia" | 第80-88页 |
| 5.2.3 Metaphorical Operation Between Directional Meaning and TemporalMeaning of Verb-direction Construction "V xia" | 第88-93页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第93-94页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第94-97页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第94-95页 |
| 6.2 Significance and Implications | 第95-96页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第96-97页 |
| Bibliography | 第97-102页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第102页 |
