| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第12页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Paper | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-29页 |
| 2.1 Ditransitive Construction | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Ditransitive Construction | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Polysemy of Ditransitive Construction | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Semantic Constraints of Ditransitive Construction | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Studies on Ditransitive Construction | 第19-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Structural Approach | 第19页 |
| 2.2.2 Transformational-generative Approach | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Cognitive Approach | 第22-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design | 第31-36页 |
| 4.1 Collostructional Strength | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2 Corpora and Tools | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2.1 CLEC | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2.2 ICE-USA Written Component | 第33-34页 |
| 4.2.3 CLAWS | 第34页 |
| 4.2.4 Antconc and Coll. Analysis 3.2a | 第34页 |
| 4.3 Procedures | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 5 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第36-62页 |
| 5.1 Features of Verbs in CLEC | 第36-43页 |
| 5.1.1 Verbs Attracted to the Ditransitive Construction in ST2 | 第36-38页 |
| 5.1.2 Verbs Attracted to the Ditransitive Construction in ST5 | 第38-40页 |
| 5.1.3 Verbs Attracted to the Ditransitive Construction in ST6 | 第40-41页 |
| 5.1.4 Similarities and Differences in the Use of Verbs across CLEC | 第41-43页 |
| 5.2 Features of Verbs across All the Corpora | 第43-46页 |
| 5.2.1 Verbs Attracted to the Ditransitive Construction in ICE-USA Written Component | 第44-46页 |
| 5.2.2 Similarities and Differences in the Use of Verbs across All the Corpora | 第46页 |
| 5.3 Features of Agents in CLEC | 第46-53页 |
| 5.3.1 Agents in ST2 | 第47-49页 |
| 5.3.2 Agents in ST5 | 第49-50页 |
| 5.3.3 Agents in ST6 | 第50-52页 |
| 5.3.4 Similarities and Differences in the Use of Agents across CLEC | 第52-53页 |
| 5.4 Features of Agents across All the Corpora | 第53-55页 |
| 5.4.1 Agents in ICE-USA Written component | 第53-54页 |
| 5.4.2 Similarities and Differences in the Use of Agents across All the Corpora | 第54-55页 |
| 5.5 Features of Recipients in CLEC | 第55-59页 |
| 5.5.1 Recipients in ST2 | 第56-57页 |
| 5.5.2 Recipients in ST5 | 第57页 |
| 5.5.3 Recipients in ST6 | 第57-58页 |
| 5.5.4 Similarities and Differences in the Use of Recipients across CLEC | 第58-59页 |
| 5.6 Features of Recipients across All the Corpora | 第59-62页 |
| 5.6.1 Recipients in ICE-USA Written Component | 第59-60页 |
| 5.6.2 Similarities and Differences in the Use of Recipients across All the Corpora | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第62-66页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第62-64页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第64页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Study | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70页 |
