本书所采用的形式化的分析手段使得领属的分类更具有操作性。形式化手段所分出来的领属关系分类边界清晰，能够覆盖更多的语言事实，并具有一定的可预测性。事件结构的分析，使得领属关系的方向性以及领属关系的产生，相互依赖及互动能够呈现得更为清晰。句法层面的领属关系是能够通过事件结构来呈现并进行相应形式化的描写。本书结合类型论，算子等形式语义学手段对领属结构进行逻辑语义的刻画以及句法语义同步的推导，对领属关系所做的形式化分析概括性更强，分类也更加合理清晰，事件结构的分析方法对结构中的领属关系具有更强的解释力。

Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Research objectives
1.2 Properties in Common
1.3 Organization of the book
Chapter Two
Literature Review
2.1 Possessive Relation in Mandarin Chinese
2.2 Existential Construction
2.3 PSPO Construction
2.4 Passive DPC
2.5 Topic Construction
2.6 Double Object Construction
2.7 Summary
Chapter Three
Theoretical Framework and Relevant Notions
3.1 Event Semantics
3.2 Theory of Predication
3.3 Application of Event in Analyzing Possession
3.4 Possessive Relation Illustrated in Wu Ping (2014)
3.5 Summary
Chapter Four
Possessive Relation Triggered by Relational Nouns
4.1 Inalienable possession
4.2 Type-raising analysis
4.3 Extended Logic Semantic Analysis
4.4 Summary
Chapter Five
Possessive Relation Introduced by Verb Frame
5.1 Possessive relation in DOC
5.2 Depriving-type Double Object Construction
Chapter Six
The Possessive Relation Triggered by Construction
6.1 Properties of the Possessor to be the Topic
6.2 Topic Construction
6.3 Disappearing-type Existential Construction
6.4 Possessor Subject and Possessum Object Construction
6.5 Passive DPC
6.6 Summary
Chapter Seven
Constructions with complex possession
7.1 Multi-element triggered possessive relation
7.2 Relational nouns in disappearing-type Existential Construction
7.3 Relational nouns in Topic Construction
7.4 BA construction with possessive relation
7.5 Summary
Chapter Eight
Semantic and Pragmatic Interpretation of Possession
8.1 DPCs& basic possessive form
8.2 Subjectivity and possessive constructions
8.3 Subjectivity and preference over possessive constructions
8.4 Summary
Chapter Nine
Conclusive Remarks
9.1 Important and innovative features of the research
9.2 Further questions
References
Epilogue