| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the Present Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Layout of This Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第18-30页 |
| ·Previous Researches on the Semantic Structures of the "Give" Concept | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Researches on the Syntactic Representation of the "Give" Concept | 第20-27页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundations | 第30-44页 |
| ·Categorization | 第30-38页 |
| ·Conceptualization | 第38-40页 |
| ·Metaphor and Metonymy | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Three The Generation and Expansion of the "Give" Concept | 第44-66页 |
| ·The Generation of the "Give" Concept | 第44-48页 |
| ·The "Give" Event:the Experiential Basis of the "Give" Concept | 第44-46页 |
| ·The "Give" Concept and Its Componential Elements | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Expansion of the "Give" Concept | 第48-65页 |
| ·The Prototype of the "Give" Concept and Its Semantic Features | 第49-53页 |
| ·The Prototype of the Giver | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Prototype of the Recipient | 第51页 |
| ·The Prototype of the Thing Being Transferred | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Prototype of the Manner of Giving | 第52-53页 |
| ·Non-prototypes of the "Give" Concept and Their Semantic Features | 第53-61页 |
| ·The Non-prototype of the Giver | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Non-prototype of the Recipient | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Non-prototype of the Thing Being Transferred | 第56页 |
| ·The Non-prototype of the Manner of Giving | 第56-61页 |
| ·The Motivations and Mechanisms of the Expansion | 第61-65页 |
| ·The Motivations of the Expansion | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Mechanisms of the Expansion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Four The Generation and Expansion of the "Give" Sentence in English | 第66-86页 |
| ·The Generation of the "Give" Sentence in English | 第67-72页 |
| ·The Linguistic Representation of the "Give" Concept | 第67-69页 |
| ·The "Give" Sentence in English | 第69-72页 |
| ·The Expansion of the "Give" Sentence | 第72-85页 |
| ·The Prototype of the "Give" Sentence in English and Its Syntactic Features | 第72-75页 |
| ·The Prototype of the "Give" Sentence in English | 第72-75页 |
| ·The Syntactic Features of the Prototype of the "Give" Sentences in English | 第75页 |
| ·The Non-prototypes of the "Give" Sentences in English and Their Syntactic Features | 第75-85页 |
| ·The Non-prototypes of the "Give" Sentences in English | 第76-84页 |
| ·The Syntactic Features of Non-prototypes of the "Give" Sentences in English | 第84-85页 |
| ·Summary | 第85-86页 |
| Conclusion | 第86-90页 |
| Bibliography | 第90-94页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第94-96页 |
