| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Method and Data Collection | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-38页 |
| ·Ontological Studies of the EP Sentence | 第18-23页 |
| ·Synchronic Studies of the EP Sentence | 第18-23页 |
| ·Diachronic Studies of the EP Sentence | 第23页 |
| ·Theoretical Studies of the EP Sentence | 第23-33页 |
| ·The Traditional Grammar Approach | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Formal Linguistic Approach | 第24-29页 |
| ·The Three-Dimensional Approach | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Constructional Approach | 第33-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第38-48页 |
| ·An Introduction to Goldberg's Construction Grammar | 第38-43页 |
| ·Frame Semantics | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Nature of Verb Meaning | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Nature of Constructional Meaning | 第41-43页 |
| ·Constructional Polysemy | 第43-44页 |
| ·Partial Productivity | 第44-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Four Constructional Analysis of the EP sentence | 第48-62页 |
| ·The Existence of the EP Construction | 第48-51页 |
| ·Polysemy of the EP Construction | 第51-60页 |
| ·The Sense Instantiated by "you" | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Sense Instantiated by "shi" | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Sense Instantiated by "v+zhe" | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Sense Instantiated by "v+le" | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Sense Instantiated by "verbs of appearance" | 第57-58页 |
| ·The Sense Instantiated by "verbs of disappearance" | 第58-60页 |
| ·A Tentative Analysis of the Productivity of the EP Construction | 第60-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research | 第63页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Exploration | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-67页 |
