| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| 0.1 Background of This Research | 第14-16页 |
| 0.2 Aims of This Research | 第16页 |
| 0.3 Research Methods of This Research | 第16-18页 |
| 0.4 Organization of This Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| 0.5 Summary | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第20-38页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies on Double-object Construction | 第20-32页 |
| 1.1.1 Studies on Double-object Construction from the Perspective of Traditional Grammar | 第20-22页 |
| 1.1.2 Studies on Double-object Construction from the Perspective of Generative Grammar | 第22-24页 |
| 1.1.3 Studies on Double-object Construction from the Perspective of Cognitive Grammar | 第24-31页 |
| 1.1.4 Studies on Double-object Construction from the Perspective of Grammaticalization | 第31-32页 |
| 1.2 Comments on the Previous Studies on Double-object Construction | 第32-35页 |
| 1.2.1 Merits of the Previous Studies on Double-object Construction | 第33-34页 |
| 1.2.2 Demerits of the Previous Studies on Double-object Construction | 第34-35页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundation | 第38-52页 |
| 2.1 Motivations of Grammaticalization | 第39-44页 |
| 2.1.1 Cognitive Motivations | 第40-43页 |
| 2.1.2 Pragmatic Motivations | 第43-44页 |
| 2.2 Characteristics of Grammaticalization | 第44-45页 |
| 2.2.1 Unidirectionality | 第44-45页 |
| 2.2.2 Graduality | 第45页 |
| 2.3 Mechanisms of Grammaticalization | 第45-49页 |
| 2.3.1 Reanalysis | 第46-47页 |
| 2.3.2 Analogy | 第47页 |
| 2.3.3 Metaphor | 第47-48页 |
| 2.3.4 Metonymy | 第48-49页 |
| 2.4 Application of Grammaticalization | 第49-50页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 3 A Comparison of the Process, Manner, Degree and Form of Grammaticalization of Double-object Construction in English and Chinese | 第52-82页 |
| 3.1 A Comparison of the Process of Grammaticalization of Double-object Construction in English and Chinese | 第52-67页 |
| 3.1.1 Process of Grammaticalization of Double-object Construction in English | 第53-60页 |
| 3.1.2 Process of Grammaticalization of Double-object Construction in Chinese | 第60-66页 |
| 3.1.3 Similarities in the Process of Grammaticalization | 第66-67页 |
| 3.2 A Comparison of the Manner of Grammaticalization of Double-object Construction in English and Chinese | 第67-70页 |
| 3.2.1 The Manner of Construction | 第68-69页 |
| 3.2.2 The Manner of Iconicity | 第69-70页 |
| 3.3 A Comparison of the Degree of Grammaticalization of Double-object Construction in English and Chinese | 第70-77页 |
| 3.3.1 Different Degrees of the Abstraction and Expansion of Direct Object | 第71-75页 |
| 3.3.2 Different Degrees of the Conventionalization and Formation of Double-object Construction | 第75-77页 |
| 3.4 A Comparison of the Form of Grammaticalization of Double-object Construction in English and Chinese | 第77-80页 |
| 3.4.1 Same Form of Grammaticalization | 第78-79页 |
| 3.4.2 Different Degrees of Dominance of the Form of Grammaticalization | 第79-80页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第80-82页 |
| Chapter 4 A Cognitive Explanation for the Similarities and Differences in the Grammaticalization of Double-object Construction Between English and Chinese | 第82-108页 |
| 4.1 A Cognitive Explanation for the Similarities | 第82-101页 |
| 4.1.1 Same Motivations of Grammaticalization | 第83-94页 |
| 4.1.2 Same Mechanisms of Grammaticalization | 第94-101页 |
| 4.2 A Cognitive Explanation for the Differences | 第101-106页 |
| 4.2.1 Different Thinking Models Between the Chinese and the Westerners | 第101-103页 |
| 4.2.2 Different Ways of Conceptualization in English and Chinese | 第103-106页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第106-108页 |
| Conclusion | 第108-114页 |
| Bibliography | 第114-122页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第122-124页 |
