| 内容提要 | 第1-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Category Theories | 第14-35页 |
| ·Definition of Categorization and Its Importance | 第14-15页 |
| ·Development of Category Theories | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Classical Theory of Category | 第15-16页 |
| ·Family Resemblances | 第16-17页 |
| ·Focal Colors | 第17-19页 |
| ·Prototype Theory and Basic-level Category Theory | 第19-35页 |
| ·Characteristics of Prototypes | 第20-25页 |
| ·Psychological Explanation of Prototypes | 第25-26页 |
| ·Characteristics of Basic-level Categories | 第26-29页 |
| ·Characteristics of Superordinate & Subordinate Categories | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Symbiosis of Basic-level and Prototype Categories | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three Values of Prototype and Basic-Level Category Theories in Vocabulary Teaching and Learning | 第35-46页 |
| ·Value of Prototypical Meaning of a Word in Vocabulary Learning | 第35-39页 |
| ·Importance of Basic-level Terms in Vocabulary Teaching | 第39-43页 |
| ·Functions of Superodinate & Subordinate Terms in Vocabulary Learning | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Four Application of Prototype and Basic-level Category Theories in Vocabulary Teaching and Learning | 第46-58页 |
| ·Objectives | 第46-48页 |
| ·Subjects | 第48页 |
| ·Instruments | 第48-49页 |
| ·Procedures | 第49-53页 |
| ·Experiment Ⅰ | 第49-51页 |
| ·Experiment Ⅱ | 第51-53页 |
| ·Results and Discussions | 第53-58页 |
| ·The Frequency of Basic-level Vocabulary in Students' Compositions | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Result of Prototypical Knowledge Training | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Five Findings and Implications | 第58-69页 |
| ·Findings | 第58-59页 |
| ·Implications | 第59-69页 |
| ·Recognition of Basic-level Terms | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Core Vocabulary Teaching Strategy | 第62-64页 |
| ·Teaching Superordinate and Subordinate Terms by Means of Basic-level Categories | 第64-65页 |
| ·Category Tree Strategy in Vocabulary Teaching | 第65-69页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| References | 第72-78页 |
| Appendix I | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix II | 第79-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第83-84页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第84-89页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第89-95页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第95页 |
