| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background and Questions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Methods of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| ·Current Situation of English Passive Construction Study | 第16-20页 |
| ·The Traditional Approach to EPC | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Structural Approach to EPC | 第17页 |
| ·The Generative Approach to EPC | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Functional Approach to EPC | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to EPC | 第19-20页 |
| ·Current Situation of Japanese Passive Construction Study | 第20-26页 |
| ·The Traditional Approach to JPC | 第20页 |
| ·The Structural Approach to JPC | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Generative Approach to JPC | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Functional Approach to JPC | 第24页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to JPC | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-38页 |
| ·Aspects of Construction Grammar | 第28-33页 |
| ·The Background and Development of Construction Grammar | 第28-30页 |
| ·Definition of Construction Grammar | 第30-31页 |
| ·Interaction between Verbs and Constructions | 第31页 |
| ·Characteristics of Construction Grammar | 第31-32页 |
| ·Advantages of Construction Grammar | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第33-37页 |
| ·The Background and Development of the Prototype Theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·Definition of Prototype and Characteristics of the Prototype Theory | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Prototype Effect of Linguistic Categories | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four The Cognitive Analysis of English and Japanese Passive Constructions | 第38-72页 |
| ·The Cognitive Analysis of Passive Concept | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Definition and Features of Passive Construction | 第39-47页 |
| ·Definitions and Features of EPC | 第40-43页 |
| ·Definitions and Features of JPC | 第43-47页 |
| ·The Contrastive Study of EPC and JPC | 第47-57页 |
| ·The Contrast of Syntactic Structure | 第47-55页 |
| ·The Contrast of Pragmatic Function | 第55-57页 |
| ·Prototype Effect of Passive Construction | 第57-71页 |
| ·Event Construl of Passive Construction | 第57-60页 |
| ·Prototype Effect of EPC | 第60-65页 |
| ·Prototype Effect of JPC | 第65-70页 |
| ·Contrast of Continuums and Non-Complete-Correspondence of Passive Constructions | 第70-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-72页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第72-76页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第72-74页 |
| ·Limitations | 第74-75页 |
| ·Future Research Orientation | 第75-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-81页 |
