本书以认知语言学中的图形-背景关系为理论框架，在真实语料分析的基础上，采用定量和定性相结合以及自上而下和自下而上的方法从认知视角对英汉语存现构式进行了对比研究。全书共分6个章节，可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

序
前言
Chapter Ⅰ Introduction
1.1 Research orientation
1.2 Theoretical guidance
1.3 Choices of data and reasons
1.4 Key terms
Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Studies of English E/P constructions
2.3 Studies of Chinese E/P constructions
2.4 Research questions
2.5 Theoretical framework
2.6 Organization of the book
Chapter Ⅲ A Cognitive Explanation of English E/P Constructions
3.1 English E/P constructions as TtFG constructions
3.2 Data analysis
3.3 Classification
3.4 Cognitive explanations of syntactic, semantic and discourse features of English TtFG constructions
3.5 Summary
Chapter Ⅳ A Cognitive Explanation of Chinese E/P Constructions
4.1 Chinese E/P constructions as GtF constructions
4.2 Data analysis
4.3 Classification
4.4 Cognitive explanations of syntactic, semantic and discourse features of Chinese GtF constructions
4.5 Summary
Chapter Ⅴ A Contrastive Study of English TtFG Construetions and Chinese GIF Constructions
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Similarities between English TtFG constructions and Chinese GtF constructions and cognitive motivations for these similarities
5.3 Differences between English TtFG constructions and Chinese GtF constructions and cognitive motivations for these differences
5.4 Summary
Chapter Ⅵ Summary and Conclusion
6.1 Summing up
6.2 Principal findings
6.3 Areas for further studies
Data Resources
Bibliography