| Acknowledgments | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 The Research Questions and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 The Organization of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1 Phrasal Verbs | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Working definition of phrasal verbs | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Semantic features of the PVs | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Studies on Phrasal Verbs | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Traditional study on phrasal verbs | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Cognitive studies on phrasal verbs | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第22-35页 |
| 3.1 Different Opinions on "Meaning" and Meaning Construction | 第22-25页 |
| 3.1.1 Opinions from the Objectivism view | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.2 Opinions from the Experiential realism view | 第23页 |
| 3.1.3 Meaning construction of linguistic expressions | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2 The Prototype Theory | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Classical theory of category | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.2 The prototype theory | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Image Schema | 第27-31页 |
| 3.3.1 The definition of the image schema | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.2 The structure and property of the image schema | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3.3 Container schema | 第29-31页 |
| 3.4 Conceptual Metaphor | 第31-35页 |
| 3.4.1 Definition and experience basis of the conceptual metaphor | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4.2 Working mechanism of the conceptual metaphor | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4.3 Spatial metaphor | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four A Cognitive Semantic Analysis of the Particle out | 第35-46页 |
| 4.1 The Prototypical Meaning of the Particle out | 第35-39页 |
| 4.1.1 The basic image schema of the particle out | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.2 The prototypical meaning of the particle out | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2 The Extended Meanings of the Particle out | 第39-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Becoming beyond a certain range | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Change of a certain state | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.3 Production of some consequences or substances | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.4 Source of something or events | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Five A Cognitive Semantic Analysis of PVs with out | 第46-62页 |
| 5.1 Analysis of Language Material | 第46-51页 |
| 5.1.1 Brief introduction to the corpus | 第46-47页 |
| 5.1.2 Analysis of PVs with the particle out | 第47-50页 |
| 5.1.3 Summary | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 The Meaning Cluster of the PVs with out | 第51-62页 |
| 5.2.1 The image schema and prototypical meaning of PVs with out | 第51-53页 |
| 5.2.2 The extended meaning of the PVs with out | 第53-58页 |
| 5.2.3 The influence of the particle on the meaning of the PVs | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第62-63页 |
| 6.2 Implications of Application | 第63页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-69页 |
| 攻读学位期间研究成果 | 第69页 |
