| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·A General Description of Parallel-structure English Proverbs | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research Background and Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Hypothesis and Research Methodology | 第16页 |
| ·Framework of the Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-26页 |
| ·Introduction to English Proverbs | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies on English Proverbs | 第20-25页 |
| ·Studies on English Proverbs Abroad | 第20-23页 |
| ·Studies on English Proverbs at Home | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Background | 第26-31页 |
| ·Figure-ground Theory in Perceptual Domain | 第26-27页 |
| ·Figure-ground Theory in Linguistic Domain | 第27-28页 |
| ·Prominence Principle | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Structural Analysis of Parallel-structure English Proverbs | 第31-46页 |
| ·Surface Structure of Parallel-structure English Proverbs | 第31-39页 |
| ·Noun (Phrase) + Noun (Phrase) | 第32-33页 |
| ·Adjective (Phrase) + Adjective (Phrase) | 第33-34页 |
| ·Preposition (Phrase) + Preposition (Phrase) | 第34-35页 |
| ·Verb (Phrase) + Verb (Phrase) | 第35-36页 |
| ·Simple Sentence + Simple Sentence | 第36-37页 |
| ·A + v. + B | 第37-38页 |
| ·Fixed Phrases | 第38-39页 |
| ·Deep Structure of Parallel-Structure English Proverbs | 第39-44页 |
| ·Adverbial Clause of Condition | 第40-41页 |
| ·Adverbial Clause of Concession | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Adverbial Clause of Time | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Adverbial Clause of Comparison | 第43-44页 |
| ·Attributive Clauses | 第44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Cognitive Motivation of the Interactive Relationship between Syntax and Semantics in Parallel-structure English Proverbs | 第46-52页 |
| ·Internal Proverb Properties | 第46-49页 |
| ·Symmetry in Structure | 第46-47页 |
| ·Simplicity in Language | 第47-48页 |
| ·Vividness in rhythm | 第48页 |
| ·Prominence in Meaning | 第48-49页 |
| ·External Condition | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 6 Realization Means of the Interactive Relationship between Syntax and Semantics in Parallel-structure English Proverbs | 第52-69页 |
| ·Condition and Result Prominence | 第53-59页 |
| ·Complete Condition and Result Prominence in the Adverbial Clause | 第54-57页 |
| ·Incomplete Condition and Result Prominence in A v. B Sentences | 第57-59页 |
| ·Inversion Prominence | 第59-63页 |
| ·Inversion Prominence in Attributive Clauses | 第60-61页 |
| ·Inversion Prominence in Simple Sentences | 第61-63页 |
| ·Abstraction Prominence | 第63-67页 |
| ·Abstraction Prominence in the adverbial clauses of time | 第63-65页 |
| ·Abstraction Prominence in Simple Sentences | 第65-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第69-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第71页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-76页 |
| Appendix Corpus of Ditransitive Construction | 第76-106页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第106页 |
