| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Defining English Ditransitive Construction | 第12-13页 |
| ·Defining Chinese Ditransitive Construction | 第13-14页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-35页 |
| ·Overview | 第16页 |
| ·A Critical Review of the Previous Researches | 第16-24页 |
| ·The Structural Approach to the Ditransitive Construction | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Weaknesses and Inadequacies of Structural Approach | 第19页 |
| ·The Generative Approach to the Ditransitive Construction | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Weaknesses and Inadequacies of Generative Approach | 第24页 |
| ·The Constructional Approach to the Ditransitive Construction | 第24-31页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese Ditransitive Constructions | 第31-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第35-48页 |
| ·Overview | 第35页 |
| ·Background and Development of Construction Grammar | 第35-36页 |
| ·Goldberg's Construction Grammar | 第36-43页 |
| ·Constructions:what they are | 第36-38页 |
| ·Basic Viewpoints of Construction Grammar | 第38页 |
| ·The interaction between verbs and ditransitive construction | 第38-40页 |
| ·A Critical Review of Construction Grammar | 第40-43页 |
| ·The Theory of Category and Categorization | 第43-44页 |
| ·Prototype Effects and Radical Sets | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Contrastive Studies on the Ditransitive Construction | 第48-64页 |
| ·Overview | 第48页 |
| ·Comparison of the Prototypical English and Chinese Ditransitive Constructions | 第48-50页 |
| ·Comparison of the Prototypical Sense | 第48-49页 |
| ·Semantic Properties of the Prototypical Argument Roles | 第49-50页 |
| ·Comparison of Atypical Members of the Ditransitive Construction | 第50-54页 |
| ·"Obtaining" Transfer | 第51-52页 |
| ·Future Transfer | 第52-53页 |
| ·Denied Transfer | 第53页 |
| ·Manners Transfer | 第53-54页 |
| ·Creation Transfer | 第54页 |
| ·Idiom-like Transfer | 第54页 |
| ·Comparison of Extension Mechanism | 第54-59页 |
| ·Comparison of Extension of Prototypical Agent and Recipient | 第55-57页 |
| ·Comparison of Extension of Prototypical Patient | 第57-58页 |
| ·Comparison of Patterns of Transfer | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Verbs That Can Enter the Ditransitive Construction | 第59-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter 5 The Causes for Differences between English and Chinese Ditransitive Constructions | 第64-69页 |
| ·The Formation of English Ditransitive Construction | 第64-65页 |
| ·The Development of Chinese Ditransitive Construction | 第65-67页 |
| ·Differences in Thinking Modes | 第67-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第69-71页 |
| ·Implications | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第72页 |
| ·Summary | 第72-73页 |
| References | 第73-79页 |
