| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-35页 |
| 2.1 Studies of the Effects of Input Frequency on L2 Acquisition | 第17-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Input Frequency | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies of the Effects of Input Frequency on L2 Acquisition Abroad | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Studies of the Effects of Input Frequency on L2 Acquisition at Home | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Studies of L2 Acquisition of Prepositions | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Prepositions | 第24页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies of L2Acquistion of Prepositions Abroad | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies of L2 Acquisition of Prepositions at Home | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3 Analysis of Spatial and Metaphorical Semantics of in | 第27-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Analysis of Spatial Semantics of in | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3.2 Analysis of Metaphorical Semantics of in | 第30-33页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第35-44页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第35页 |
| 3.2 Research Design | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 Participants | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Instruments | 第37-39页 |
| 3.4.1 Materials | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4.2 The Preposition Test | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4.3 Interview | 第39页 |
| 3.5 Data Collection | 第39-40页 |
| 3.6 Data Analysis | 第40-43页 |
| 3.6.1 Data Coding | 第40-42页 |
| 3.6.2 Scoring and Statistical Analysis of Data | 第42页 |
| 3.6.3 Data Transcribing | 第42-43页 |
| 3.7 Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第44-69页 |
| 4.1 The Effects of Input Frequency in English Textbooks and L2 Proficiency on L2 Acquisition of Spatial Semantics of in | 第44-52页 |
| 4.1.1 The Effects of Input Frequency in English Textbooks on L2 Acquisition of Spatial Semantics of in | 第45-48页 |
| 4.1.2 The Effects of L2 Proficiency on L2 Acquisition of Spatial Semantics of in | 第48-49页 |
| 4.1.3 The Interaction Effects of Input Frequency in English Textbooks and L2 Proficiency on L2 Acquistion of Spatial Semantics of in | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2 The Effects of Input Frequency in English Textbooks and L2 Proficiency on L2 Acquisition of Metaphorical Semantics of in | 第52-59页 |
| 4.2.1 The Effects of Input Frequency in English Textbooks on L2 Acquisition of Metaphorical Semantics of in | 第53-55页 |
| 4.2.2 The Effects of L2 Proficiency on L2 Acquisition of Metaphorical Semantics of in | 第55-57页 |
| 4.2.3 The Interaction Effects of Input Frequency in English Textbooks and L2 Proficiency on L2 Acquistion of Metaphorical Semantics of in | 第57-59页 |
| 4.3 Discussion of the Results | 第59-67页 |
| 4.3.1 Intra-group Variations | 第59-63页 |
| 4.3.2 Inter-group Variations | 第63-66页 |
| 4.3.3 Interaction Effects | 第66-67页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第69-70页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第71-72页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Study | 第72-73页 |
| References | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix I | 第77-84页 |
| Appendix II | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix III | 第85-91页 |
| 在校期间发表的学术论文 | 第91-92页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第92页 |
