| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Objectives of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Significance of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Studies of the Transitive Construction | 第14-20页 |
| ·The View of Traditional Grammar on the Transitive Clause | 第14-15页 |
| ·Hopper and Thompson’s Study of Transitivity | 第15-17页 |
| ·Taylor’s Classification of Processes and Semantic Roles | 第17-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Three Categories and Categorization | 第20-30页 |
| ·The Classical Model of Categorization | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Basic Assumptions of the Classical Model | 第20-21页 |
| ·Inadequacies of the Classical Model | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Prototype Model of Categorization | 第23-28页 |
| ·The Basic Assumptions of the Prototype Model | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Prototype Model and Semantics | 第25-28页 |
| ·The Meaning Chain Model | 第25-27页 |
| ·Meaning Extension Devices | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four The Prototype for the English Transitive Construction and Its Meaning Extension | 第30-52页 |
| ·The Prototype for the Transitive Construction | 第31-36页 |
| ·The Canonical Event Model | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Semantic Properties of the Prototype | 第33-36页 |
| ·Extension to Non-Prototypical dynamic processes | 第36-39页 |
| ·Extension to Cognitive Processes | 第39-42页 |
| ·Extension to Stative Processes | 第42-44页 |
| ·Idiomatic Extension | 第44-50页 |
| ·Idiomatic Extension of the Subject | 第44-47页 |
| ·Idiomatic Extension of the Object | 第47-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five A Comparison with the Chinese Transitive Construction | 第52-59页 |
| ·Prototype Identity | 第53-55页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences in Extensions | 第55-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Implications for English Grammar Teaching in China | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
