| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract （English version） | 第7-14页 |
| Abstract （Chinese version） | 第14-19页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第19-44页 |
| 1． 1． English-Chinese contrastive studies: aims, status quo and problems | 第19-22页 |
| 1． 2． The problems concerning a contrastive study of English and Chinese passives | 第22-36页 |
| 1． 2． 1． The problems concerning the definition of voice | 第23-35页 |
| 1． 2． 2． The problems concerning a contrastive study of English and Chinese passives | 第35-36页 |
| 1． 3． My approach | 第36页 |
| 1． 4． The organization of the chapters | 第36-44页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review: A Formalist Study of English and Chinese Passives | 第44-56页 |
| 2． 1． A formalist study of English passives and its problems | 第45-51页 |
| 2． 1． 1． Early transformational analyses | 第46-47页 |
| 2． 1． 2． The analysis of the passive using the Extended Standard Theory and Principles and Parameters Theory | 第47-51页 |
| 2． 2． A formalist study of Chinese passives and its problems | 第51-54页 |
| 2． 3． Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 3 A Cognitive Study of English and Chinese Passives | 第56-110页 |
| 3． 1． A cognitive study of the passive: one of the functional approaches taken in the current study | 第56-60页 |
| 3． 2． A cognitive semantic study of the passive | 第60-83页 |
| 3． 2． 1． A cognitive approach to semantics | 第60-62页 |
| 3． 2． 2． A cognitive study of verb meaning: ICM of events | 第62-75页 |
| 3． 2． 3． A cognitive analysis of ”basic voice” | 第75-79页 |
| 3． 2． 4． A cognitive analysis of the passive | 第79-83页 |
| 3． 3． A discourse-pragmatic study of the passive | 第83-88页 |
| 3． 3． 1． The pragmatics of voice | 第83-85页 |
| 3． 3． 2． The functional domains of the passive: demotion, promotion and resulting state | 第85-88页 |
| 3． 4． A cognitive definition of （passive） voice | 第88-89页 |
| 3． 5． A cognitive interpretation of English and Chinese passives | 第89-107页 |
| 3． 5． 1． A cognitive interpretation of English passives | 第89-97页 |
| 3． 5． 2． A cognitive interpretation of Chinese passives | 第97-107页 |
| 3． 6． Summary | 第107-110页 |
| Chapter 4 A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Passives | 第110-176页 |
| 4． 1． The similarities and differences between English and Chinese prototypical passives in the process of conceptualization | 第110-139页 |
| 4． 1． 1． The similarities between English and Chinese prototypical passives | 第110-123页 |
| 4． 1． 2． The differences between English and Chinese prototypical passives | 第123-139页 |
| 4． 1． 2． 1． The difference in the degree of affectedness | 第124-134页 |
| 4． 1． 2． 2． The difference in actual realization of subjectivity | 第134-139页 |
| 4． 2． The similarities and differences between English and Chinese prototypical passives in the process of schematization | 第139-163页 |
| 4． 2． 1． The similarities between English and Chinese prototypical passives | 第139-140页 |
| 4． 2． 2． The differences between English and Chinese prototypical passives | 第140-163页 |
| 4． 2． 2． 1． The difference between English and Chinese agentless passives | 第143-157页 |
| 4． 2． 2． 2． The difference between English and Chinese agentful passives | 第157-163页 |
| 4． 3． The similarities and differences between English and Chinese non-prototypical passives | 第163-171页 |
| 4． 4． Summary | 第171-176页 |
| Chapter 5 Concluding Remarks | 第176-190页 |
| Bibliography | 第190-202页 |
