| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research questions | 第11-12页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-29页 |
| ·The Cognitive Constructional Approach | 第14-17页 |
| ·The concept of construction within Construction Grammar | 第14-15页 |
| ·Principles held by the constructional approach | 第15-16页 |
| ·Advantages of the constructional approach | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Double Object Construction | 第17-20页 |
| ·Motivations for the existence of the construction | 第17页 |
| ·Constructional syntax | 第17页 |
| ·Constructional semantics | 第17-20页 |
| ·Overseas research on the Double Object Construction | 第20-22页 |
| ·Domestic research on the Double Object Construction | 第22-29页 |
| Chapter 3 A Comparison between English and Chinese DOC | 第29-34页 |
| ·Verbs that can enter English and Chinese DOC | 第29-30页 |
| ·Similarities and differences between English and Chinese DOC | 第30-34页 |
| ·Similarities | 第31页 |
| ·Differences | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter 4 The causes for the differences between English and Chinese DOC | 第34-52页 |
| ·The evolutional processes of English and Chinese DOC | 第34-47页 |
| ·The Characteristics of English DOC and its formation | 第34-42页 |
| ·General features of English DOC | 第34-36页 |
| ·The interactions between verbs and construction | 第36-40页 |
| ·The formation of English DOC | 第40-42页 |
| ·The evolution of Chinese DOC | 第42-47页 |
| ·The double objects denoting GIVING | 第42-46页 |
| ·The double objects denoting TAKING | 第46-47页 |
| ·The impact of distinct language systems on the DOC | 第47-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
