| Acknowledgements | 第3-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Object and Scope of the Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Methodology and Data Collection | 第18页 |
| 1.5 Outline of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on CSTC | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on ESTC | 第22-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on ESTC in Traditional Grammar | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on ESTC in Systemic Functional Grammar | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Studies on ESTC in Cognitive Linguistics | 第26-31页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第32-48页 |
| 3.1 Some Key Notions of Cognitive Grammar | 第32-39页 |
| 3.1.1 Canonical Event Model | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1.2 Reference Point Theory | 第35-36页 |
| 3.1.3 Prominence | 第36-38页 |
| 3.1.4 Correspondence and Elaboration | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Metaphor | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Personification | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2.3 Metonymy | 第41页 |
| 3.3 An Unified Framework for CSTC | 第41-47页 |
| 3.3.1 Event-Reference-Point Model Mechanism | 第42-46页 |
| 3.3.2 Conceptual Metaphorical Coordination Mechanism | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Four Features and Classification of CSTC | 第48-62页 |
| 4.1 Syntactic Features of CSTC | 第48-50页 |
| 4.2 Semantic Features of CSTC | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Classification of CSTC | 第51-59页 |
| 4.3.1 CSTC with Subject as Both Agent and Temporal Setting | 第52-53页 |
| 4.3.2 CSTC with Subject as Both Causer and Temporal Setting | 第53-57页 |
| 4.3.3 CSTC with Subject as Both Experiencer and Temporal Setting | 第57-58页 |
| 4.3.4 CSTC with Subject as Both Mover and Temporal Setting | 第58-59页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter Five Formation Mechanisms of CSTC | 第62-86页 |
| 5.1 Formation Mechanisms of CSTC with Subject as Both Agent and Temporal Setting | 第62-67页 |
| 5.2 Formation Mechanisms of CSTC with Subject as Both Causer and Temporal Setting | 第67-76页 |
| 5.3 Formation Mechanisms of CSTC with Subject as Both Experiencer and TemporalSetting | 第76-79页 |
| 5.4 Formation Mechanisms of CSTC with Subject as Both Mover and Temporal Setting | 第79-82页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第82-86页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第86-92页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Thesis | 第86-88页 |
| 6.2 Major Contributions of the Thesis | 第88-89页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of This Thesis and Suggestions for Further Researches | 第89-92页 |
| Bibliography | 第92-98页 |
