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Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Defining English Ditransitive Construction
1.2 Defining Chinese Ditransitive Construction
1.3 Background of the Present Study
1.4 Purpose of the Study
1.5 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Overview
2.2 A Critical Review of the Previous Researches
2.2.1 The Structural Approach to the Ditransitive Construction
2.2.2 The Weaknesses and Inadequacies of Structural Approach
2.2.3 The Generative Approach to the Ditransitive Construction
2.2.4 The Weaknesses and Inadequacies of Generative Approach
2.3 The Constrnctional Approach to the Ditransitive Construction
2.4 The Cognitive Approach to Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese Ditransitive Constructions
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Overview
3.2 Background and Development of Construction Grammar
3.3 Goldberg's Construction Grammar
3.3.1 Constructions: what they are
3.3.2 Basic Vievvpoints of Construction Grammar
3.3.3 The interaction between verbs and ditransitive construction
3.3.4 A Critical Review of Construction Grammar
3.4 The Theory of Category and Categorization
3.5 Prototype Effects and Radical Sets
3.6 Summary
Chapter 4 Contrastive Studies on the Ditransitive Construction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Comparison of the Prototypical English and Chinese Ditransitive Constructions
4.2.1 Comparison of the Prototypical Sense
4.2.2 Semantic Properties of the PrototypicalArgument Roles
4.3 Comparison of Atypical Members of the Ditransitive Construction
4.3.1 “Obtaining” Transfer
4.3.2 Future Transfer
4.3.3 Denied Transfer
4.3.4 Manners Transfer
4.3.5 Creation Transfer
4.4.6 Idiom-like Transfer
4.4 Comparison of Extension Mechanism
4.4.1 Comparison of Extension of PrototypicalAgent and Recipient
4.4.2 Comparison of Extension of Prototypical Patient
4.4.3 Comparison of Patterns of Transfer
4.5 The Verbs That Can Enter the Ditransitive Construction
4.6 Summary
Chapter 5 The Causes for Differences between English and Chinese Ditransitive Constructions
5.1 The Formation of English Ditransitive Construction
5.2 The Development of Chinese Ditransitive Construction
5.3 Differences in Thinking Modes
5.4 Summary
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Implications
6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research.
6.4 Summary
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