Chapter One Introduction 1
1.0 Preliminary Remarks 1
1.1 Motivation of the Study 5
1.2 Objective of the Study 7
1.3 Research Methodology 10
1.4 Organization of the Book 12
Chapter Two Literature Review 15
2.0 Preliminary Remarks 15
2.1 Philosophical Background 16
2.2 Psychological and Psycholinguistic Studies 19
2.3 Conventional Linguistic Studies 22
2.4 Summary 54
Chapter Three Conceptualization of Causative Constructions 57
3.0 Preliminary Remarks 57
3.1 Experiential Basis of the Mapping of Causative Constructions 58
3.2 Summary 91
Chapter Four Subjectification of Causative Constructions 95
4.0 Preliminary Remarks 95
4.1 Fundamental Ideas of Subjectification 97
4.2 Subjectification of Causative Constructions 99
4.3 Summary 130
Chapter Five Metaphorization of Causative Constructions 133
5.0 Preliminary Remarks 133
5.1 Metaphorization of Causative Constructions 136
5.2 Summary 171
Chapter Six Grammaticalization of Causatives and Causative Constructions 172
6.0 Preliminary Remarks 172
6.1 Grammaticalization of Causative Auxiliaries and Affixes 173
6.2 Summary 211
Chapter Seven Idealized Cognitive Model of Causative Constructions 214
7.0 Preliminary Remarks 214
7.1 Prototype Theory and Idealized Cognitive Model 215
7.2 Prototypical Effect of Causative Words 220
7.3 Idealized Cognitive Model of Causative Constructions 227
7.4 Summary 252
Chapter Eight Conclusion and Implication 254
8.0 Preliminary Remarks 254
8.1 Original Findings of the Current Research 255
8.2 Implications of the Current Research 259
8.3 Limitations of the Current Research and Suggestions for Future Studies 266
Appendix 270
References 276
后记 297