| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·The Development of the Study of English Passive Construction | 第14-19页 |
| ·The Traditional Approach | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Generative Approach | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Functional Approach | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Development of the Study of Chinese Passive Construction | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Traditional Approach | 第21页 |
| ·The Cognitive and Functional Approach | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第24-34页 |
| ·Background and Development of Construction Grammar | 第24-25页 |
| ·Definition of Constructions and Characteristics of Construction Grammar | 第25页 |
| ·Advantages and Disadvantages of Construction Grammar | 第25-26页 |
| ·Category and Prototype Theory | 第26-29页 |
| ·Idealized Cognitive Models Theory (ICM) | 第29-31页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第31页 |
| ·Introduction of Metafunctions | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Three English and Chinese Passive Constructions | 第34-48页 |
| ·ICM of English Passive Construction | 第34-39页 |
| ·The Prototype of English Passive Construction | 第37页 |
| ·The Non-prototypical English Passive Constructions | 第37-39页 |
| ·ICM of Chinese Passive Construction | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Prototype of Chinese Passive Construction | 第40页 |
| ·The Non-prototypical Chinese Passive Constructions | 第40-41页 |
| ·The ICM of Passive Voice, Prototypical Effect and Construction Meaning of Chinese and English Passive constructions | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Prototypical Effects | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Construction Meaning of Passive Constructions | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Atypical Chinese and English Passive Constructions | 第43-44页 |
| ·Accounts for the Chinese and English Atypical Passive Constructions from a Cognitive Perspective | 第44-48页 |
| ·The Extension of the Patient Subject | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Extension of Predicate | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four A Contrastive Study of the Functions of Chinese and English Passive Constructions | 第48-59页 |
| ·Textual Function | 第49-54页 |
| ·Topic-setting | 第51页 |
| ·Giving prominence to the topic | 第51-52页 |
| ·Introducing the topic | 第52-53页 |
| ·Topic-connecting | 第53页 |
| ·Focus-contrasting | 第53-54页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function | 第54-57页 |
| ·Attract readers' attention | 第54-55页 |
| ·Relieving Responsibility | 第55-56页 |
| ·Expressing Objectiveness | 第56-57页 |
| ·Expressing Politeness and Showing Respect | 第57页 |
| ·The Difference between the Function of English and Chinese Passives | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-63页 |
| ·Major Findings of this Study | 第60-62页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis and Suggestions for Future Research | 第62-63页 |
| References | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
