| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Question | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Procedure and Layout of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Researches on Related Issues | 第14-39页 |
| ·Prior Studies on Causative Psychological Verbs Abroad | 第14-33页 |
| ·Fine-grained Syntax Account | 第14-18页 |
| ·Thematic Aspectual Account | 第18-21页 |
| ·Fine-grained Semantics Account | 第21-25页 |
| ·Zero Syntax Account | 第25-30页 |
| ·Zero morpheme CAUS | 第28-29页 |
| ·Bound ES morpheme | 第29-30页 |
| ·Bouchard's Account | 第30-31页 |
| ·Studies on Psychological Verbs in Other Languages | 第31-33页 |
| ·Current Researches in China | 第33-38页 |
| ·Researches on Chinese Psychological Verbs | 第33-37页 |
| ·Cross-linguistic Study | 第37-38页 |
| ·Comments on Previous Studies | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第39-50页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach | 第39-40页 |
| ·Figure-ground Theory | 第40-44页 |
| ·Figure-ground Segregation | 第40-41页 |
| ·Properties of Figure and Ground | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Application of Figure-ground Theory in Linguistic Research | 第44-49页 |
| ·Application in the Study of Space Perception | 第45-47页 |
| ·Application in the Study of Syntax | 第47-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Four Figure-ground Approach to Causative Psychological Verbs | 第50-77页 |
| ·Introduction | 第50-63页 |
| ·Definition of Psychological Verbs | 第50页 |
| ·Classification of Psychological Verbs | 第50-51页 |
| ·Argument Analysis of Causative Psychological Verbs | 第51-53页 |
| ·Semantic Features of Causative Psychological Verbs | 第53-57页 |
| ·Patterns of Causative Psychological Verbs | 第57-60页 |
| ·Event Structure of Causative Psychological Verbs | 第60-63页 |
| ·Figure-ground Approach to Causative Psychological Verbs | 第63-65页 |
| ·Characteristics of Subject and Object Choice | 第63-65页 |
| ·The Sentence Structure of Causative Psychological Verbs | 第65页 |
| ·The Profile of Emotional Degree from Figure-ground | 第65-68页 |
| ·The Profile of Emotional Degree from Trajector/Landmark | 第68-70页 |
| ·The Profile of Emotional Degree from Role Archetype | 第70-76页 |
| ·Summary | 第76-77页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第77-78页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第78页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第78-79页 |
| References | 第79-85页 |
