| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to DCIAS | 第14-16页 |
| ·Objective and Significance of the Thesis | 第16页 |
| ·The Research Methodology of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-24页 |
| ·The Structural Approach to Ditransitive Construction | 第18页 |
| ·The Transformational Approach to Ditransitive Construction | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to Ditransitive Construction | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies of Ditransitive Construction of Inanimate Subject | 第21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第24-36页 |
| ·Construction Grammar of Goldberg | 第24-32页 |
| ·The Definition of Construction | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Relation Between Verbs and Constructions | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Relationship Among Different Constructions | 第29-31页 |
| ·A Brief Review of Construction Grammar | 第31-32页 |
| ·Metaphor and Metonymy | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Characteristics of Ditransitive Construction of Inanimate Subject | 第36-52页 |
| ·The Existence of DCIAS | 第36-39页 |
| ·Syntactic Representation of DCIAS | 第36-37页 |
| ·Semantic Representation of DCIAS | 第37-39页 |
| ·Constructional Representation of DCIAS | 第39页 |
| ·Semantic Feature of Arguments | 第39-44页 |
| ·Semantic Feature of Agent | 第40-42页 |
| ·Semantic Feature of Recipient | 第42-43页 |
| ·Semantic Feature of Patient | 第43-44页 |
| ·Semantic Constraints on Verb | 第44-46页 |
| ·DCIAS and Other Constructions | 第46-50页 |
| ·DCIAS and Imperative Construction | 第46-47页 |
| ·DCIAS and Cause Motion Construction | 第47-49页 |
| ·DCIAS and Resultative Construction | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Advantages of DCIAS | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Cognitive Motivation Underlying DCIAS | 第52-64页 |
| ·Motivation for Metonymic Extension of DCIAS | 第53-58页 |
| ·Organization as Agent | 第53-54页 |
| ·Causation as Agent | 第54-55页 |
| ·Time and Location as Agent | 第55页 |
| ·Whole and Part as Recipient | 第55-57页 |
| ·Container as Recipient | 第57页 |
| ·Abstract Entity as Patient | 第57-58页 |
| ·Argument-Based Metaphoric Motivation of DCIAS | 第58-61页 |
| ·Causal Events as Transfers in DCIAS | 第58-59页 |
| ·Personification Metaphor in DCIAS | 第59-60页 |
| ·Entity and Substance Metaphor in DCIAS | 第60-61页 |
| ·The Combination of Metonymy and Metaphor | 第61-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Research Suggestions | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix A | 第70-3页 |
| Appendix B | 第3-74页 |
