| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-28页 |
| ·Goal of the Study | 第14-17页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundations | 第17-26页 |
| ·Category | 第19-21页 |
| ·Domain | 第21-23页 |
| ·Construal | 第23-26页 |
| ·Assumptions | 第26-27页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review: State of the Art | 第28-44页 |
| ·Introduction | 第28页 |
| ·Traditional Approaches | 第28-34页 |
| ·The descriptive approach | 第29-30页 |
| ·The componential approach | 第30-31页 |
| ·The geometric/topological approach | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Procedural Semantics topological approach | 第32-34页 |
| ·Cognitive Approaches | 第34-41页 |
| ·Figure-ground alignment and trajector-landmark configuration | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Conceptual Semantics preference rules approach | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Cognitive Semantics image-schemas approach | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Cognitive-functional approach | 第39-40页 |
| ·Principled polysemy model | 第40-41页 |
| ·A Survey of the Recent MA Theses at Home | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第44-52页 |
| ·Construal Operations of Preposition Alternation | 第44-48页 |
| ·Corpus-based Model of Analysis | 第48-50页 |
| ·Procedures | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Semantic Overlap and Construal of PPs in Spatial Domains | 第52-69页 |
| ·Introduction | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Domain of Basic Dimension | 第53-56页 |
| ·The point-surface distinction: at vs. on | 第54页 |
| ·The point-area distinction: at vs. in | 第54-55页 |
| ·The point-volume distinction: at vs. in | 第55页 |
| ·The surface-volume distinction: on vs. in | 第55页 |
| ·The surface-area distinction: on vs. in | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Domain of Destination | 第56-57页 |
| ·The result-process distinction (2DIM.): on vs. onto | 第56-57页 |
| ·The result-process distinction (3DIM.): in vs. into | 第57页 |
| ·The Domain of Separation/Source | 第57-59页 |
| ·The starting point vs. departing surface/line distinction: from vs. off | 第58页 |
| ·The departing surface vs. departing container distinction: off vs. out of | 第58页 |
| ·The starting point vs. departing container distinction: from vs. out of | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Domain of Relative Positions | 第59-64页 |
| ·The domain of vertical position | 第60-61页 |
| ·The potential contact vs. non-contact distinction: over vs. above | 第60-61页 |
| ·The potential contact vs. non-contact distinction: under vs. below | 第61页 |
| ·The domain of horizontal position | 第61-62页 |
| ·The mirror-image vs. in tandem distinction: in front of vs. before | 第62页 |
| ·The location-sequence distinction: behind vs. after | 第62页 |
| ·The domain of lateral position | 第62-63页 |
| ·The proximity-farness distinction: by vs. near | 第63页 |
| ·The purposeful-aimless distinction: at vs. by | 第63页 |
| ·The domain of middle position | 第63-64页 |
| ·The double-multiple distinction: between vs. among | 第63-64页 |
| ·The domain of surrounding position | 第64页 |
| ·The random-circular distinction: about vs. around | 第64页 |
| ·The Domain of Passage | 第64-66页 |
| ·The planar-cubic distinction: across vs. through | 第65页 |
| ·The potential stopover vs. complete covering distinction: by vs. past | 第65-66页 |
| ·The Domain of Orientation | 第66-68页 |
| ·The primary vs. oblique goal distinction: to vs. for | 第66-67页 |
| ·The endpoint-direction distinction: to vs. towards | 第67页 |
| ·The proximity-farness distinction: across vs. beyond | 第67-68页 |
| ·The Domain of Pervasion | 第68-69页 |
| ·The localized-penetrative distinction: around vs. throughout | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter 5 Semantic Overlap and Construal of PPs in Non-spatial Domains | 第69-80页 |
| ·Introduction | 第69-70页 |
| ·The Domain of Time | 第70-73页 |
| ·The point-period distinction: at vs. in | 第70-71页 |
| ·The exact-vague distinction: on vs. in | 第71页 |
| ·The exclusion-inclusion distinction: before vs. by | 第71-72页 |
| ·The process-result distinction: over vs. through | 第72-73页 |
| ·The Domain of Cause/Reason | 第73-74页 |
| ·The direct-intended distinction: from vs. for | 第73-74页 |
| ·The Domain of Purpose/Target | 第74-75页 |
| ·The hostility-goodwill distinction: at vs. to | 第74-75页 |
| ·The intended vs. ultimate destination distinction: for vs. to | 第75页 |
| ·The Domain of Means/Agentive | 第75-76页 |
| ·The agentive-instrument distinction: by vs. with | 第75-76页 |
| ·Other Abstract Domains | 第76-80页 |
| ·The open-closed distinction: on vs. in | 第76-77页 |
| ·The direct-indirect distinction: to vs. for | 第77页 |
| ·The slightly higher vs. much higher distinction: over vs. above | 第77-78页 |
| ·The slightly lower vs. much lower distinction: under vs. below | 第78-80页 |
| Chapter 6 Domain Interaction | 第80-85页 |
| ·Introduction | 第80页 |
| ·Interaction between Spatial Domains | 第80-82页 |
| ·The parallel-nearness distinction: along vs. beside | 第80-81页 |
| ·The outward-exterior distinction: out of vs. outside | 第81页 |
| ·The vague-exact distinction: at vs. by | 第81-82页 |
| ·Interaction between Non-spatial Domains | 第82页 |
| ·The recipient-accompaniment distinction:for vs. with | 第82页 |
| ·Interaction between Spatial Domains and Non-spatial Domains | 第82-85页 |
| ·The pervasion-agentive distinction: with vs. by | 第82-83页 |
| ·The means-passage distinction: by vs. through | 第83-85页 |
| Chapter 7 Discussion and Conclusion | 第85-90页 |
| ·Major Findings of This Study | 第86-87页 |
| ·Theoretical and Practical Implications | 第87-88页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第88-90页 |
| References | 第90-99页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间的研究成果 | 第99页 |
