| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-16页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第17-18页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-31页 |
| ·Linguistic Study of Suffix | 第19-23页 |
| ·Traditional Grammar's Comparative Study of Suffix | 第19页 |
| ·Structural Linguistics’ Study of Suffix | 第19-20页 |
| ·TG Grammar’s Study of Suffix | 第20-22页 |
| ·Other Approaches to the Study of Suffix | 第22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies About Suffix Teaching | 第23-31页 |
| ·Studies About Suffix Teaching Abroad | 第23-27页 |
| ·Suffix as a part of vocabulary knowledge framework | 第24-26页 |
| ·Suffixation as a L2 vocabulary teaching and learning strategy | 第26-27页 |
| ·Studies About Suffix Teaching in China | 第27-30页 |
| ·Teaching suffixes on the basis of classification of suffixes | 第27-28页 |
| ·Teaching suffixes on the basis of root-suffix analysis | 第28-29页 |
| ·Other perspectives of suffix teaching | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第31-61页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics: a New Approach to Language Study | 第31-32页 |
| ·Categorization Theory | 第32-39页 |
| ·The Classical Theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Categorization Theory in Cognitive Linguistics | 第34-39页 |
| ·The Cognitive Status of Prototype | 第39-41页 |
| ·Prototype and Language | 第41-59页 |
| ·Prototype Effect in Linguistic Categorization | 第43-58页 |
| ·Senses of a suffix as a radial category | 第45-48页 |
| ·Semantic extension of a suffix | 第48-58页 |
| ·Prototype and Second Language Acquisition | 第58-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第61-77页 |
| ·Reaserch Questions | 第61页 |
| ·Participants | 第61-62页 |
| ·Instruments | 第62-63页 |
| ·Pre-test paper | 第62-63页 |
| ·Post-test paper | 第63页 |
| ·Data Colletion and Analysis | 第63页 |
| ·Demonstration of English Suffix Teaching From the Perspective of Prototype Theory | 第63-74页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第74-77页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第77-89页 |
| ·Results of the Pre-test | 第77-80页 |
| ·Results of the Post-test | 第80-83页 |
| ·Correlation Between Prototype-based Approach to Suffix Teaching of Students’Acquisition of Suffixes | 第83-85页 |
| ·Padagogical Implications For English Vocabulary Teaching | 第85-88页 |
| ·Summary | 第88-89页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第89-93页 |
| ·Summary of the Research | 第89-91页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第91页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第91-93页 |
| References | 第93-100页 |
| Appendix | 第100页 |
| Appendix ⅠSemantic Networks of 20 Nominal Suffixes | 第100-124页 |
| AppendixⅡ Pre-test of English NominalSuffix Knowledge | 第124-130页 |
| AppendixⅢ Post-test of English NominalSuffix Knowledge | 第130-136页 |
| Academic Paper Published During Postgraduate Study | 第136-137页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第137页 |
