| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 The Necessity of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 The Aims and Research Questions | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 The Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| 2.1 The Traditional Approach to English Existential Sentences | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Generative Approach to English Existential Sentences | 第14-15页 |
| 2.3 Systematic-functional Approach to English Existential Sentences | 第15-17页 |
| 2.4 Cognitive Approach to English Existential Sentences | 第17-18页 |
| 2.5 Common Problems with the Previous Studies | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Rationale | 第20-32页 |
| 3.1 A Brief Background to Construction Grammar | 第20-21页 |
| 3.2 The Basic Issues of Construction Grammar | 第21-27页 |
| 3.2.1 The Definition of Construction | 第21页 |
| 3.2.2 The Theory of Construction Grammar | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2.3 Argument Structure Construction of Construction Grammar | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2.4 The Tenets of Construction Grammar | 第25页 |
| 3.2.5 The Properties of Construction Grammar | 第25-27页 |
| 3.3 The Relationship between Verbs and Constructions | 第27-30页 |
| 3.3.1 Participant Roles of Verbs | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.2 Argument Roles of Constructions | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3.3 The Integration of Roles of Verbs and Roles of Constructions | 第29-30页 |
| 3.4 The Relationships among Various Constructions | 第30-32页 |
| 3.4.1 The Principle of No Synonymy | 第30页 |
| 3.4.2 The Principle of Prototype Effect | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 4 English Existential Sentences within the Framework of Construction Grammar | 第32-44页 |
| 4.1 The Definitions of English Existential Sentences | 第32页 |
| 4.2 English Existential Sentences as Constructions | 第32-34页 |
| 4.3 Verbs and Constructions | 第34-37页 |
| 4.3.1 Verbs and English Existential Constructions | 第35-37页 |
| 4.3.2 The Integration between Verbs and English Existential Constructions | 第37页 |
| 4.4 Constraints on Postverbal NP in English Existential Constructions | 第37-41页 |
| 4.4.1 Instruments | 第38-39页 |
| 4.4.2 Procedures | 第39页 |
| 4.4.3 Results and Discussion | 第39-41页 |
| 4.5 The Relationship between English Existential Constructions and Other Constructions | 第41-43页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第44页 |
| 5.2 The Implications and Limitations of the Study | 第44-46页 |
| References | 第46-49页 |
| Appendix A | 第49-51页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第51页 |
