| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Raising of the Problem | 第11-12页 |
| ·Trigger | 第11页 |
| ·Research Subject of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| ·Exploited Theories | 第12页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第12-13页 |
| ·Viewpoints | 第13页 |
| ·Significances | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| ·Studies of English Existential Sentence | 第15-19页 |
| ·Studies of Chinese Existential Sentence | 第19-22页 |
| ·Contrastive Studies between English and Chinese Existential Sentences | 第22-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation | 第25-35页 |
| ·Categorization | 第25-28页 |
| ·Conceptualization | 第28-31页 |
| ·Trajector and Landmark | 第31-32页 |
| ·Contrastive Linguistics | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Three The Generation of the Existential Sentence in English and Chinese | 第35-53页 |
| ·The Generation of the Existential Concept | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Experiential Basis of the Existential Concept | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Definition and Components of the Existential Concept | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Generation of the Existential Sentences in English and Chinese | 第39-51页 |
| ·The Linguistic Representation of the Existential Concept | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Definition of the Existential Sentence | 第42页 |
| ·Existential Sentences in English | 第42-47页 |
| ·Existential Sentences in Chinese | 第47-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Four A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Existential Sentences | 第53-85页 |
| ·Structure Types | 第53-59页 |
| ·The Structure Types of English ESs | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Structure Types of Chinese ESs | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Structure Types of English and Chinese ESs | 第56-59页 |
| ·Existential Verbs | 第59-64页 |
| ·Static and Dynamic | 第59-60页 |
| ·Transitive and Intransitive | 第60-63页 |
| ·Cognitive Interpretation | 第63-64页 |
| ·Subject | 第64-68页 |
| ·Subject in English ESs | 第64-65页 |
| ·Subject in Chinese ESs | 第65-66页 |
| ·Cognitive Interpretation | 第66-68页 |
| ·Location | 第68-73页 |
| ·The Formation of Location | 第68-69页 |
| ·The Analysis of Location | 第69-71页 |
| ·Cognitive Interpretation | 第71-73页 |
| ·Noun Phrases | 第73-78页 |
| ·Noun Phrases in English | 第73-74页 |
| ·Noun Phrases in Chinese | 第74-77页 |
| ·Agentive Nature of Noun Phrases | 第77页 |
| ·Cognitive Interpretation | 第77-78页 |
| ·Directionality | 第78-83页 |
| ·Directionality in English ESs | 第79页 |
| ·Directionality in Chinese ESs | 第79-80页 |
| ·Directionality in English and Chinese ESs | 第80-83页 |
| ·Summary | 第83-85页 |
| Conclusion | 第85-91页 |
| ·Summary of the Thesis | 第85-88页 |
| ·New Ideas in the Research | 第88-89页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第89-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-97页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第97-99页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第99-101页 |
