| 中文摘要 | 第3-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| I Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3.1 Theoretical Significance of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3.2 Practical Significance of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.4 Framework of the Thesis | 第20-21页 |
| II Literature Review | 第21-33页 |
| 2.1 Definition of the Relevant Terms | 第21-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Caused-Motion Construction | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.2 The British National Corpus | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Caused-Motion Construction | 第24-33页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on Caused-Motion Construction Abroad | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Caused-Motion Construction at Home | 第28-33页 |
| III Theoretical Framework | 第33-47页 |
| 3.1 Construction Grammar and Construction | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Goldberg's Construction Grammar | 第35-42页 |
| 3.2.1 The Interaction between Verbs and Constructions | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Relations among Constructions | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2.3 Frame Semantics | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2.4 Motivation | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3 Caused-Motion Construction | 第42-47页 |
| 3.3.1 The Existence of the Caused-Motion Construction | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.2 The Various Interpretations of the Caused-Motion Constructions | 第43-45页 |
| 3.3.3 Semantic Constraints | 第45-47页 |
| IV Research Methodology | 第47-60页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第47页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第47-60页 |
| 4.2.1 The Corpus | 第48页 |
| 4.2.2 Data Collection | 第48-60页 |
| V Analysis and Discussion of the Caused-Motion Construction in Spoken English | 第60-72页 |
| 5.1 The Investigation of the Caused-Motion Verbs and the Caused-Motion Construction Expressions | 第60-62页 |
| 5.2 The Interaction Between the Caused-Motion Verbs and Constructions | 第62-67页 |
| 5.3 The Relations Among the Caused-Motion Construction Expressions | 第67-72页 |
| VI Conclusion | 第72-76页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings and Implications | 第72-74页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Recommendations for the Further Research | 第74-76页 |
| References | 第76-80页 |
| Appendix 1 The Caused-Motion Verbs and Expressions in Spoken Corpus of the BNC | 第80-88页 |
| Appendix 2 Category of the Participant Roles of the Caused-Motion verbs in the Research | 第88-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89-91页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第91页 |
