| Acknowledgment | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·General Introduction to the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-27页 |
| ·Definition of English DC | 第16页 |
| ·Different Approaches to English DC | 第16-24页 |
| ·The Structural Approach to English DC | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Transformational Approach to English DC | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to English DC | 第18-24页 |
| ·Concept of Construction Grammar | 第18-19页 |
| ·Ditransitive Construction under Construction Grammar | 第19-23页 |
| ·Semantic Properties of Argument in Ditransitive Construction | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Studies on the Acquisition of English DC at home and abroad | 第24-26页 |
| ·Originality of the Research | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第27-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27-29页 |
| ·An Introduction to the Data | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Procedure of Collecting the Data | 第28-29页 |
| ·Procedures for Analysis | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第31-55页 |
| ·Role Analysis of Agent Argument of "give" DC in Two Corpora | 第31-37页 |
| ·Role Analysis of Recipient Argument of "give" DC in Two Corpora | 第37-42页 |
| ·Role Analysis of Patient Argument of "give" DC in Two Corpora | 第42-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第55-59页 |
| ·Summary of Major Findings | 第55-56页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Further Study | 第57-59页 |
| Works Cited | 第59-63页 |
| Publications | 第63页 |
