| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions and Research Significance | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Data Collection and Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Layout | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第17页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on English Nominal Possessives | 第17-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Traditional Grammar Approach | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Transformational and Generative Grammar Approach | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Cognitive Linguistics Approach | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Japanese Nominal Possessives | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Studies on the Categorization of Japanese Nominal Possessives | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Comparative Studies of N1 +の+ N2 and N1 +的+ N2 | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第30-41页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第30页 |
| 3.2 Overview of Cognitive Linguistics | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Cognitive Reference-point Model | 第31-34页 |
| 3.4 Prototype Theory | 第34-40页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of English and Japanese Nominal Possessives | 第41-65页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第41页 |
| 4.2 Cognitive Relationship Between the Possessor and the Possessed in English and Japanese Nominal Possessives | 第41-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Cognitive Relationship in English Nominal Possessives | 第42-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Cognitive Relationship in Japanese Nominal Possessives | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Characterization of Possessive Morphemes | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3 Conceptual Prototypes of English and Japanese Nomial Possessives | 第51-63页 |
| 4.3.1 English Nominal Possessives | 第51-59页 |
| 4.3.2 Japanese Nominal Possessives | 第59-63页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-70页 |
