| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Rationale for the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Objectives | 第12页 |
| ·Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Layout | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-32页 |
| ·Introduction | 第14页 |
| ·Hierarchy of ICM | 第14-20页 |
| ·Review of CM | 第14-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on ICM | 第16-18页 |
| ·Preview of Levels of Conceptual Domains | 第18-20页 |
| ·In What Sense Is ICM Hierarchical | 第20页 |
| ·Non-objectivism of Propositional ICMs | 第20-25页 |
| ·Preview of Propositional ICMs | 第20-22页 |
| ·Logic Background of ICMs | 第22-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Non-objectivism | 第24-25页 |
| ·In What Sense Is ICM Non-objective | 第25页 |
| ·Category Study of ICMs | 第25-31页 |
| ·C ategory Study of ICMs within the Prototypical Approach | 第25-28页 |
| ·Category Study of ICMs within the Classical Approach | 第28-29页 |
| ·Contrasts between Classical Theory and Prototype Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Gaps | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Rethinking ICMs | 第32-37页 |
| ·The Role of ICM in Cognitive Linguistics | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Merits of ICMs | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Limits of ICMs | 第33-34页 |
| ·Philosophic Background of ICMs | 第34-35页 |
| ·Contradictions of ICM Theory | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Contradictions of ICMs | 第37-64页 |
| ·Introduction | 第37页 |
| ·Locating ICM as the Interface of, and Tension between, Hierarchy and Linearity | 第37-41页 |
| ·Locating Family Resemblance as Linearity | 第37-40页 |
| ·Locating ICM as Linearity | 第40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| ·Locating Propositional ICM as the Interface of, and Tension between, Objectivity and Non-objectivity | 第41-55页 |
| ·Locating Propositional ICM as Formal Logic | 第41-53页 |
| ·Locating Propositional ICM as Intensional Logic | 第41-49页 |
| ·Locating Intensional Logic as Formal Logic | 第49-53页 |
| ·Locating Propositional ICM as Formal Logic | 第53页 |
| ·Locating Propositional ICM as Objective | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55页 |
| ·Summarizing ICM as the Interface of, and Tension between, Logic and Perception, Essence and Phenomenon | 第55-64页 |
| ·Prototype Effects and Classical Features in ICMs | 第55-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第64-67页 |
| References | 第67-70页 |
