| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 General Introduction to the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Necessity and Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on English COS Verbs | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Chinese COS Verbs | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Contrastive Studies between English and Chinese COS Verbs | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4 Originality of the Research | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework—The Event Structure Theory | 第24-29页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 The Basic Elements of Verb Meanings | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3 Projection of Eventuality on Argument Realization | 第26-28页 |
| 3.4 The Event Structure of COS Verbs | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第29-33页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第29页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第29-31页 |
| 4.3 Procedure of Analysis | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第33-60页 |
| 5.1 Transitive Uses of English and Chinese COS verbs | 第33-39页 |
| 5.1.1 Transitive Uses of Internally Caused COS Verbs in English and Chinese | 第35-36页 |
| 5.1.2 Transitive Uses of Externally Caused COS Verbs in English and Chinese | 第36-38页 |
| 5.1.3 Summary | 第38-39页 |
| 5.2 Comparative Analysis in Argument Realization | 第39-58页 |
| 5.2.1 Comparison of English and Chinese Internally Caused COS Verbs | 第40-45页 |
| 5.2.2 Comparison of English and Chinese Externally Caused COS Verbs | 第45-57页 |
| 5.2.3 Discussion on the Results | 第57-58页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第60-61页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Research | 第61-62页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Further Research | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Publication | 第68页 |
