| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-13页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第13-14页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Present Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2.1 Research Question | 第16页 |
| 1.2.2 Research Methodology | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2.3 Research Significance | 第18页 |
| 1.3 Outline of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES ON THE WAY CONSTRUCTION | 第21-33页 |
| 2.1 Five Approaches to the Way Construction | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Generative Grammar Approach | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Special Motion Sense Approach | 第22页 |
| 2.1.3 Lexical Complex Predicate Approach | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.4 Construction Grammar Approach | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.5 Cross-Language Approach | 第24页 |
| 2.1.6 Necessity of Adopting the Construction Grammar Approach | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Features of the Way Construction | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition and Interpretation of the Way Construction | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Semantic Constraints on the Way Construction | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3 Research on Second Language Acquistion of Constructions | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4 Research on Dictionaries Representation of Constructions | 第30-31页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER THREE FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE WAY CONSTRUCTION FROM THE PESPECTIVE OF CONSTRUCTION GRAMMAR | 第33-45页 |
| 3.1 Three Interpretations of the Way Construction | 第33-38页 |
| 3.1.1 The MEANS Interpretation | 第33-35页 |
| 3.1.2 The MANNER Interpretation | 第35-37页 |
| 3.1.3 The ACCOMPANIMENT Interpretation | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2 Connections of the Three Interpretations | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3 Semantic Constraints on the Way Construction | 第39-43页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第43-45页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CHINESE STUDENTS DIFFICULTIES IN ACQUISITION OF THE WAY CONSTRUCTION | 第45-59页 |
| 4.1 Research Design | 第45-48页 |
| 4.1.1 Semantic Judgment Test | 第45-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Translation Test | 第46-47页 |
| 4.1.3 Short Questionnaire | 第47页 |
| 4.1.4 Procedure of the Investigation | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2 Results and Discussion | 第48-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Description of Difficulties and Errors | 第48-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Causes for Difficulties and Errors | 第53-58页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第58-59页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE DEFFICIENCIES IN ECLDS REPRESENTATION OF THE WAY CONSTRUCTION | 第59-69页 |
| 5.1 General Features of the Representation of the Way Construciton in ECLDs | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2 Analysis of the Representation of the Way Construction in ECLDs | 第60-66页 |
| 5.2.1 The MEANS Interpretation of the Way Construciton Represented Represented in ECLDs | 第61-64页 |
| 5.2.2 The MANNER Interpretation of the Way Construciton Represented in ECLDs | 第64-66页 |
| 5.3 Connections of Differetn Interpretations of the Way Construction in ECLDs | 第66页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第66-69页 |
| CHAPTER SIX OPTIMIZING THE REPRESENTATION OF THE WAY CONSTRUCTION IN ECLDS | 第69-77页 |
| 6.1 Guiding Principle for Presenting the Way Construciton in ECLDs | 第69-70页 |
| 6.2 A Tentative Model of the Way Construciton in ECLDs | 第70-75页 |
| 6.2.1 Representation of the Way Construciton in ECLDs | 第71-72页 |
| 6.2.2 Representation of Three Interpretations of the Way Construction | 第72-75页 |
| 6.3 Summary | 第75-77页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION | 第77-81页 |
| 7.1 Findings of the Present Study | 第77-78页 |
| 7.2 Implications of the Present Study | 第78页 |
| 7.3 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestion for Further Studies | 第78-81页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第81-89页 |
| APPENDICES | 第89-95页 |
| Appendix A A Test on Chinese EFL Learners Mastery of the Way Construction | 第89-92页 |
| Appendix B Errors on Translation Test | 第92-95页 |
