| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-42页 |
| ·Ptototype Theory | 第17-27页 |
| ·Definitions of Category and Categorization | 第17-20页 |
| ·The Internal Structure of Categories | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Basic Cognitive Principles of Categorization | 第25-27页 |
| ·Verbal Nominalization | 第27-39页 |
| ·Definitions of Verbal Nominalization | 第27-29页 |
| ·Types of Verbal Nominalization | 第29-32页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Verbal Nominalization | 第32-39页 |
| ·An Introduction to Abstracts of Post-graduates’ Theses | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Definition of Abstracts of Post-graduates’ Theses | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Features of Abstracts of Post-graduates’ Theses | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第42-52页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第42页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第42-46页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Presentation | 第46-52页 |
| Chapter 4 The Application of Prototype Theory to Verbal Nominalization in the Abstracts of Post-graduates’ Theses | 第52-80页 |
| ·The Distribution of Different Types of Verbal Nominalization in the Abstracts of Post-graduates’ Theses | 第52-55页 |
| ·The Realization of Different Types of Verbal Nominalization in the Abstractsof Post-graduates’ Theses from the Perspective of Prototype Theory | 第55-65页 |
| ·Gestalt and Verbal Nominalization | 第55-58页 |
| ·Attributes and Verbal Nominalization | 第58-61页 |
| ·Prototypes and Verbal Nominalization | 第61-65页 |
| ·The Differences in the Realization of Verbal Nominalization from the Perspective of Prototype Theory | 第65-80页 |
| ·Semantic Differences | 第65-69页 |
| ·Structural Differences | 第69-73页 |
| ·Functional Differences | 第73-80页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第80-83页 |
| ·Major Research Findings | 第80-81页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第81-82页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第82-83页 |
| References | 第83-86页 |
