| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abbreviations | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Definition of the Caused-motion Construction | 第12页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Studies on the ECMC | 第15-24页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Concept of Causation | 第15-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies at Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies at Home | 第16-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the ECMC | 第17-20页 |
| ·Traditional Approaches on the ECMC | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Approaches on the ECMC | 第18-20页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-40页 |
| ·Construction Grammar | 第24-33页 |
| ·The Concept of Construction | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Nature of Verb Meaning | 第27页 |
| ·The Nature of Constructional Meaning | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Interaction between Verbs and the Construction | 第28-29页 |
| ·Possible Relations between Verbs and Constructions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Advantages of the Construction Account | 第30-33页 |
| ·The Encyclopaedia View | 第33-40页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to the Encyclopaedia View | 第34-35页 |
| ·Some Characteristics Associated with the Encyclopeadic Views | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter Four The ECMC: The Approach of Construction Grammar | 第40-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第40页 |
| ·Existence of Caused-motion Construction | 第40-41页 |
| ·Semantic Properties of the ECMC | 第41-43页 |
| ·Interaction between the ECMC and its Argument | 第43-51页 |
| ·The Types of Causative Force | 第44-45页 |
| ·Semantic Properties of the Causer Argument | 第45-46页 |
| ·Semantic Properties of the Theme Argument | 第46-48页 |
| ·Semantic Properties of the Path Argument | 第48-49页 |
| ·Relations among the Arguments | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Relation between Direct Causation and Cognitive Decision | 第51-55页 |
| ·The Relation between the TM of Non-language Force and Cognition | 第51-53页 |
| ·The Relation between the TM of Language Force and Cognition | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five The ECMC: The Approach of Encyclopaedic View | 第56-70页 |
| ·Introduction | 第56页 |
| ·The Interaction between Verbs and the Construction | 第56-65页 |
| ·Definition the CMC Meaning of Verbs | 第57页 |
| ·The Relation between CMC and its Verbs | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Relation between the Meanings of CMC and Encyclopedic on Verbs | 第59-61页 |
| ·The Origin of the CMC Meaning of Verbs | 第61-63页 |
| ·The Contribution of CMC for the CMC Meaning of a Verb | 第63-65页 |
| ·Preservation Advantages of the Construction Account | 第65-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第70-75页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第70-73页 |
| ·Limitations | 第73页 |
| ·Remaining Problems | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
| Appendix: Sources of Data | 第79-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80-81页 |
| 在读期间发表论文(著)及科研情况 | 第81页 |
