| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract in English | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第16页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| 2.1 The Architecture of the Grammar | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Syntax | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1.2 LF (The Semantic Component) | 第25-29页 |
| 2.2 Generative Studies on Syntax-Semantics Interface | 第29-32页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Syntax-Semantics Interface of the VO Construction | 第32-34页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three The Classifications of VO Construction both in English and Chinese | 第36-46页 |
| 3.1 The Cognate Object Construction | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2 The Double Object Construction | 第38-41页 |
| 3.2.1 The VO Construction of Verb Merging with the Preposition | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 The VO Construction of Verb Merging with a verb with the“give”Meaning | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3 The Super Object Construction | 第41-45页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four The Interaction in Syntax-Semantics Interface in English and Chinese VOConstruction | 第46-74页 |
| 4.1 The Interaction in Syntax-Semantics Interface in English and Chinese CognateObject Construction | 第46-59页 |
| 4.1.1 The Syntactic Characteristics of Cognate Object Construction in English andChinese | 第47-52页 |
| 4.1.2 The Semantic Characteristics of Cognate Object Construction in English andChinese | 第52-55页 |
| 4.1.3 The Interaction in Syntax-Semantics Interface in English and ChineseCognate Object Construction | 第55-59页 |
| 4.2 The Interaction in Syntax-Semantics Interface in English and Chinese DoubleObject Construction | 第59-68页 |
| 4.2.1 The Syntactic Characteristics of Double Object Construction in English andChinese | 第59-64页 |
| 4.2.2 The Semantic Characteristics of the Double Object Construction in Englishand Chinese | 第64-67页 |
| 4.2.3 The Interaction in Syntax-Semantics Interface in English and ChineseDouble Object Construction | 第67-68页 |
| 4.3 The Interaction in Syntax-Semantics Interface in English and Chinese SuperObject Construction | 第68-72页 |
| 4.3.1 The Syntactic Characteristics of Super Object Construction in English andChinese | 第68-70页 |
| 4.3.2 The Semantic Characteristics of Super Object Construction in English andChinese | 第70-71页 |
| 4.3.3 The Interaction in Syntax-Semantics Interface in English and Chinese SuperObject Construction | 第71-72页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第74-77页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第74-75页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study | 第75页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Research | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-84页 |
