| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| ·Spatial cognition and language | 第11-13页 |
| ·Spatial frames of reference | 第13-14页 |
| ·Spatial representations in language | 第14-16页 |
| ·Significance ofthe study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Methodology and corpus | 第17页 |
| ·Organization of the dissertation | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第19-26页 |
| ·Studies on spatial frames of reference | 第19-22页 |
| ·Studies on spatial representation in language—locative expressions | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theories of spatial frames of reference | 第26-30页 |
| ·Langacker's reference-point construction | 第26-27页 |
| ·Figure-ground theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four Spatial frames of reference in English and Chinese | 第30-64页 |
| ·The concept of spatial frame of reference | 第30-31页 |
| ·Classification of spatial frames of reference | 第31-48页 |
| ·Location vs. motion frame of reference | 第31-37页 |
| ·Relative vs. absolute frame of reference | 第37-41页 |
| ·Egocentric vs. allocentric frame of reference | 第41-46页 |
| ·Intra-dominion vs. extra-dominion frame of reference | 第46-48页 |
| ·Linguistic representations of spatial frames of reference | 第48-53页 |
| ·Relational category: prepositions, adverbs and verbs | 第50-52页 |
| ·Referential category: nouns and adjectives | 第52-53页 |
| ·Ambiguity in location indication | 第53-61页 |
| ·Reasons of ambiguity | 第54-59页 |
| ·Ways to remove ambiguity | 第59-61页 |
| ·Cognitive role of spatial frame of reference | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Five Similaties and differences in spatial frames of reference in English and Chinese | 第64-82页 |
| ·Similarities | 第64-73页 |
| ·Similarity in children's spatial cognitive development | 第65-67页 |
| ·Similar cognitive process involved in the choice of reference-points | 第67-68页 |
| ·Similar bodily experience from space | 第68-70页 |
| ·Similar ways to acquire spatial information | 第70-71页 |
| ·Similar metaphorical extensions of locative expressions | 第71-73页 |
| ·Differences in linguistic representations of spatial frames of reference | 第73-79页 |
| ·Different structure of locative expressions | 第74-77页 |
| ·Different syntactic functions of locative expressions | 第77-78页 |
| ·Different cultural connotations of locative expressions | 第78-79页 |
| ·Explanation of the comparison | 第79-82页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion and limitations of the research | 第82-84页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第83-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-90页 |
