| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| 1. Significance of the Research | 第8页 |
| 2. Research Methodology | 第8-9页 |
| 3. Organization of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第10-20页 |
| ·Studies on the Syntactic Structure of DOC | 第10-14页 |
| ·Studies on the Construction Meaning of DOC | 第14-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Comparison of DOCs in English and Chinese | 第20-44页 |
| ·Towards a Working Definition of DOC | 第20-26页 |
| ·Comparison of Semantic Interpretations of English and Chinese DOCs | 第26-36页 |
| ·Classification of Verbs Used in English and Chinese DOCs | 第36-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter 3 Path Construal and Construction Meaning of DOC in English and Chinese | 第44-68页 |
| ·The Thematic Role of IO in Relation to Path Construal | 第44-49页 |
| ·A Constructionist Account of the Thematic Role of IO | 第49-54页 |
| ·A New Generalization of the Construction Meaning of DOC | 第54-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-68页 |
| Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-76页 |
| Appendix | 第76-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-79页 |
