| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Objective and Significance of the Study | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Research Method and Data collection | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-34页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Peripheral Causative Construction in English | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 The Previous Study of Peripheral Causative Construction in English | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.1 The Previous Study of Peripheral Causative Construction from the Perspective ofTraditional Grammar | 第21页 |
| 2.2.2 The Previous Study of Peripheral Causative Construction from the Perspective ofGenerative Grammar | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 The Previous Study of Peripheral Causative Construction from the Perspective of CognitiveLinguistics | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 The Definition of Peripheral Causative Construction in Chinese | 第24-26页 |
| 2.4 The Previous Study of Peripheral Causative Construction in Chinese | 第26-30页 |
| 2.4.1 The Previous Study of Chinese Peripheral Causative Construction from the Perspective ofTraditional Grammar | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4.2 The Previous Study of Chinese Peripheral Causative Construction from the Perspective ofGenerative Grammar | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4.3 The Previous Study of Peripheral Causative Construction from the Perspective of CognitiveLinguistics | 第28-30页 |
| 2.5 The Previous Contrastive Study of Peripheral Causative Construction in English and Chinese | 第30-32页 |
| 2.6 Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第34-45页 |
| 3.1 Construction Grammar | 第34-38页 |
| 3.1.1 The Definition of“Construction” | 第34-35页 |
| 3.1.2 The Nature of Verb Meaning | 第35页 |
| 3.1.3 The Nature of Constructional Meaning | 第35-36页 |
| 3.1.4 The Integration of Verbs and Constructions | 第36-37页 |
| 3.1.5 Relations among Constructions | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2 Image Schema Theory | 第38-43页 |
| 3.2.1 The Formation and Feature of Image Schema | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Wolff’s Dynamic Model | 第40-43页 |
| 3.3 The Prototype Theory | 第43-44页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Four Contrastive analysis of Peripheral Causative Construction | 第45-86页 |
| 4.1 The Semantic Contrast of Causative Auxiliaries in English and Chinese | 第45-54页 |
| 4.1.1 A Contrast of Semantic Correspondent Relationship of Chinese and English CausativeAuxiliaries | 第45-47页 |
| 4.1.2 A Contrast of the Way of Semantic Expression of Chinese and English CausativeAuxiliaries | 第47-49页 |
| 4.1.3 A Contrast of Semantic Relationship of Causative Auxiliaries in English and Chinese | 第49-54页 |
| 4.2 Contrast from the Semantic Constraints | 第54-59页 |
| 4.2.1 Semantic Roles and the Prototypes of the Semantic Roles | 第54-57页 |
| 4.2.2 The Semantic Classification of Peripheral Causative Constructions inEnglish and Chinese | 第57-59页 |
| 4.3 The Semantic Contrast of the Type of Pure Causatives | 第59-72页 |
| 4.3.1 The Semantic Constraints of the Causer | 第59-64页 |
| 4.3.2 Semantic Constraints of the Causee | 第64-68页 |
| 4.3.3 Semantic Constraints of the Effect | 第68-72页 |
| 4.4 The Semantic Contrast of the Type of Permissive Causative Constructions | 第72-80页 |
| 4.4.1 The Contrast of Hierarchical Relationship between the Causer and Causee | 第73-74页 |
| 4.4.2 The Contrast of the Volition of the Causee | 第74-78页 |
| 4.4.3 The Contrast of the Naturalness of the Causer | 第78-79页 |
| 4.4.4 The Contrast of the Caused Result’s realization | 第79-80页 |
| 4.5 Cognitive Explanation for the Similarities and Differences | 第80-86页 |
| 4.5.1 Motivation for the Similarities | 第80-83页 |
| 4.5.2 Motivation for the Differences | 第83-84页 |
| 4.5.3 Summary | 第84-86页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第86-89页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第86-88页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions of the Study | 第88-89页 |
| References | 第89-94页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第94页 |
