Chapter One Introduction
1.1 The Background of This Study
1.2 The Objective of This Study
1.3 The Organization of This Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Burzio’s Study
2.2 Halliday’s Study
2.3 Levin and Rappaport Hovav’s Study
2.4 Langacker’s Study
2.5 Previous Studies of Ergative-verb Constructions in China
2.6 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations
3.1 The Prominence View
3.2 The Energy-transmission Theory
3.3 Summary
Chapter Four English Ergative-verb Constructions:An Energy-transmission Theory Interpretation
4.1 Characteristics of English Ergative Verbs
4.2 The Energy Source of Ergative Verbs in the Transitive Construction
4.3 The Potential Energy Source of Ergative Verbs in the Ergative Construction
4.4 Prominence in the Transitive Construction and the Ergative Construction
4.5 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Main Findings
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies
参考文献
Appendix: 攻读硕士学位期间发表论文及科研情况
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