| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 General Introduction to the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Necessity of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-28页 |
| 2.1 Thematic Role and Argument | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Argument Structure and Event Structure | 第16-19页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on COS Verbs at Home and Abroad | 第19-26页 |
| 2.3.1 The Definiition and Classification of COS Verbs | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3.2 The Argument Realization of COS Verbs | 第21-26页 |
| 2.4 Originality of This Study | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework——the Event Structure | 第28-40页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第28页 |
| 3.2 History of Event Structure | 第28-35页 |
| 3.2.1 The Aspectual Structure of Verb Meanings | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Predicate Decomposition and Event Reification | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2.3 Mapping to Syntax | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Rappaport & Levin's Event Structure Theory | 第35-40页 |
| 3.3.1 The Structure of Event Structure | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3.2 The Licensing of NP Arguments | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3.3 The Contribution of Event Structure to Argument Expression | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第40-43页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第40页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Procedure of Analysis | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第43-63页 |
| 5.1 Causative/Inchoative Alternation of Chinese and English "Break" OS Verbs | 第43-52页 |
| 5.1.1 Unaccusative Verbs and Causative/Inchoative Alternation | 第43-45页 |
| 5.1.2 Causative/Inchoative Alternation in English and Chinese "Break" COS Verbs | 第45-48页 |
| 5.1.3 Mapping to the Syntax of Causative/Inchoative Alternation in English and Chinese | 第48-52页 |
| 5.2 Middle Alternation of Chinese and English "Break" COS Verbs | 第52-55页 |
| 5.3 Instrument Subject Alternation of Chinese and English "Break" COS Verbs | 第55-58页 |
| 5.4 Resultative Phrases of Chinese and English "Break" COS Verbs | 第58-63页 |
| 5.4.1 The Resultative Phrases in English and Chinese | 第58-60页 |
| 5.4.2 Discussion on the Result XP's Predication of "Break" COS Verbs | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| 6.1 Summary of Major Findings | 第63-64页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第64-65页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Future Study | 第65-66页 |
| Works Cited | 第66-74页 |
| Publications | 第74页 |
