| Acknowledgement | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Definition of Ergativity | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Goal of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Main Organization and the Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Previous Researches on the Study of English and Chinese Ergative Sentences | 第14-19页 |
| Chapter 3 Literature Review of the Theoretical Basis | 第19-33页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19页 |
| ·ICM | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Introduction of ICM | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Prototype Effect of ICM | 第21-22页 |
| ·Langacker's Canonical Event Model | 第22-24页 |
| ·EICM | 第24-32页 |
| ·The Introduction of EICM | 第24-30页 |
| ·Three Event Views and Voice | 第30-32页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 4 A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Ergative Sentences | 第33-61页 |
| ·English Prototypical and Non-prototypical Ergative Constructions | 第33-41页 |
| ·Chinese Prototypical and Non-prototypical Ergative Constructions | 第41-46页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Prototypical and Non- prototypical Ergative Constructions | 第46-61页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of the Sentence Patterns | 第47-50页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of the Sentence Elements | 第50-61页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of the Subject | 第50-53页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of the Predicate Verbs | 第53-56页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of the Modifiers | 第56-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-66页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第61-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第64页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
