| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Subject Resource and Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Reasons | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research Purpose and Significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Methods and Contents | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第15-34页 |
| ·Definition and Characteristics of English Existential Sentences | 第15-21页 |
| ·Research of English Existential Sentences | 第21-29页 |
| ·Traditional Research of English Existential Sentences | 第21-22页 |
| ·Research Within the Framework of Cognitive Linguistics | 第22-25页 |
| ·Philosophical Interpretation of English Existential Sentences | 第25-27页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Existential Sentences in English and Chinese | 第27-29页 |
| ·Research of Teaching/Learning English Existential Sentences | 第29-31页 |
| ·Teaching/Learning Situation of English Existential Sentences in China | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第34-46页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第34-35页 |
| ·Figure/Ground Theory | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Interpretation of English Existential Sentence | 第37-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four Experimental Research | 第46-64页 |
| ·Experimental Instruments and Subjects | 第46页 |
| ·Experimental Aims | 第46-47页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第47-49页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第49-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-69页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64-66页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第66-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75-87页 |
| Publications | 第87-88页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第88-89页 |
