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Contents 摘 要 I ABSTRACT II Acknowledgements III 1 Introduction 1 2 Previous Studies of the Caused-Motion Construction 2 2.1 Studies of Caused-Motion Construction aboard 2 2.1.1 Talmy’s Study on Motion Event 2 2.1.2 Larson’s Study of Construction Grammar 4 2.1.3 Leek’s Study of Complex Predicate 5 2.1.4 Goldberg’s Study into Caused-motion Construction 6 2.2 Studies of Caused-Motion Construction at Home 7 2.3 Summary 7 3 Cognitive Contrasts in Syntax 8 3.1 Contrasts in the Construction as a Whole 9 3.2 Contrasts in Constructional Components 13 3.2.1 Distinctions in Verb or Verb Phrase 13 3.2.2 Distinctions in PP 14 3.2.3 Reasons for the Distinctions 16 3.3 Summary 20 4 Cognitive Comparisons in Semantics 20 4.1 Similarities in the Construction as a Whole 21 4.2 Similarities in Constructional Components 23 4.2.1 Similarities in Causer 24 4.2.2 Similarities in Theme 24 4.2.3 Semantic Similarities in Path 25 4.2.4 Similarities in Driving Force 26 4.3 Distinctions in Semantics 27 4.4 Summary 28 5 Conclusion 28 References 30 1 Introduction Motion is regarded as the change of the location of an object with respect to other object(s) in sequential orders from one point to another within certain spatial extent over a period of time. Furthermore, Caused-motion refers to that one entity changes from one location to another under ……….Goldberg’s viewpoints seem to be more convincing and original. For example, Goldberg creatively claimed that the caused-motion construction is a form-meaning pair, and it has five different but related senses，among which “X causes Y to move Z” is the central sense and the other four senses are extended from it. Besides, other linguists make further researches on caused-motion and also update its concept. In a word, caused-motion construction is not only a fundamental category of human basic cognition, but also a basis for understanding other conceptual categories，especially abstract categories． ………… ………… The paper consists of five parts. The firs