| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Curriculum Vitae | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第8-11页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第11-19页 |
| List of Figures | 第19-20页 |
| List of Tables | 第20-22页 |
| List of Appendices | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第23-33页 |
| ·Research Objective | 第23页 |
| ·Rationale for the Study | 第23-29页 |
| ·Pedagogical Significance | 第24-25页 |
| ·Theoretical Significance | 第25-29页 |
| ·Promoting Comparative Study of the L1 and the L2 Spatial Semantics | 第26-27页 |
| ·Establishing Criteria of Analyzing the L1 and L2 Spatial Semantics | 第27-28页 |
| ·Investigating the Role of L2 Learners' Classification of Prepositional Semantic Members in L2 Learning of Spatial Semantics | 第28页 |
| ·Untangling the Effects of Spatial Cognitive Constraints on L2 Leaning of Spatial Semantics | 第28-29页 |
| ·Definition of Key Terms | 第29-32页 |
| ·Spatial Prepositions, Figure and Ground | 第29-30页 |
| ·Spatial Categorization | 第30-32页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundations | 第33-58页 |
| ·Introduction | 第33页 |
| ·Classical Objectivist Theory of Thought, Language and Reality | 第33-38页 |
| ·An Introduction of Classical Objectivism | 第33-36页 |
| ·A Critique of Classical Objectivism | 第36-38页 |
| ·Embodied Realist Theory of Thought, Language and Reality | 第38-45页 |
| ·Theory of Categorization | 第45-56页 |
| ·Functions of Categorzation | 第46-47页 |
| ·Features of Spatial Categorization | 第47-50页 |
| ·Structure of the Conceptualized Spatial System | 第50-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 3 Literature Review | 第58-76页 |
| ·Introduction | 第58页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第58-70页 |
| ·Studies on Extra-Categorization Factors Impacting the Learning of Prepositions | 第59-63页 |
| ·Research on Categorization-related Factors Influencing the Learning of Spatial Prepositions | 第63-69页 |
| ·Summary of Literature Review | 第69-70页 |
| ·An Overview of Approaches of Spatial Semantics Research | 第70-75页 |
| ·Summary | 第75-76页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Spatial Semantics and The Conceptual Framework | 第76-142页 |
| ·Introduction | 第76-78页 |
| ·Spatial Categories of in and on | 第78-84页 |
| ·Spatial Relationships Construed by in | 第78-82页 |
| ·Spatial Relationships Represented by on | 第82-84页 |
| ·The Relationship between in, on and Other English Spatial Categories | 第84-88页 |
| ·A Comparative Study of in, on and Their Chinese Semantic Counterparts | 第88-105页 |
| ·Introduction | 第89-91页 |
| ·Categorization Overlaps between in and(zai)…li/limian(在……里／里面) | 第91-92页 |
| ·Categorization Differences between in and its Chinese Counterparts | 第92-99页 |
| ·Categorization Overlaps between on and(zai)…shang_1(在……上_1) | 第99-100页 |
| ·Categorization Differences between on and(zai)…shang_1(在……上_1) | 第100-105页 |
| ·The Spatial Category of over | 第105-111页 |
| ·A Critique of Evans' Study of over | 第105-108页 |
| ·The Spatial Relationships Designated by over | 第108-111页 |
| ·The Relationship between over and Other English Spatial Prepositions | 第111-115页 |
| ·The Relationship between over and Its Related Chinese Spatial Terms | 第115-123页 |
| ·Summary | 第123-132页 |
| ·The Conceptual Framework of L2 Spatial Semantics Learning | 第132-141页 |
| ·Spatial Cognitive Constraints from the L2 | 第133-136页 |
| ·Crosslinguistic Spatial Cognitive Constraints from the L1 and the L2 | 第136-138页 |
| ·Interaction Between Intralingual and Interlingual Cognitive Constraints | 第138-140页 |
| ·Influence of L2 Learners' Perception and Classification of Spatial Semantic Members | 第140-141页 |
| ·Summary | 第141-142页 |
| Chapter 5 The Empirical Study | 第142-197页 |
| ·Introduction | 第142-143页 |
| ·Study 1 | 第143-165页 |
| ·Research Design | 第145页 |
| ·Participants | 第145-149页 |
| ·Material | 第149-151页 |
| ·Procedure | 第151-152页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第152-164页 |
| ·A Summary of Study 1 | 第164-165页 |
| ·Study 2 | 第165-181页 |
| ·Subjects | 第166-170页 |
| ·Material | 第170-172页 |
| ·Procedure | 第172页 |
| ·Scoring | 第172-173页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第173-180页 |
| ·A Comparison of the Rank Means of the Semantic Members of in | 第174-176页 |
| ·A Comparison of the Rank Means of the Semantic Members of on | 第176-178页 |
| ·A Comparison of the Rank Means of the Semantic Members of over | 第178-180页 |
| ·Findings of Study 2 | 第180-181页 |
| ·Study 3 | 第181-195页 |
| ·Participants | 第182页 |
| ·Material | 第182-183页 |
| ·Procedure | 第183页 |
| ·Scoring | 第183-184页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第184-193页 |
| ·The Results of in | 第184-188页 |
| ·The Results of on | 第188-190页 |
| ·The Results of over | 第190-193页 |
| ·A Summary of Study 3 | 第193-195页 |
| ·Summary of the Empirical Study | 第195-197页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第197-220页 |
| ·Introduction | 第197页 |
| ·Research Questions Revisited | 第197-209页 |
| ·Cognitive Constraints Influencing the Learning of L2 Spatial Semantics | 第198-200页 |
| ·Weighted Influence of the Categorization Factors on the Learning of Different Types of Semantic Members | 第200-207页 |
| ·The Learning of Type 1 and Type 2 Semantic Members | 第200-202页 |
| ·The Learning of Core and Non-core Semantic Members | 第202-207页 |
| ·Influence of Spatial Categorization Factors on Learners of Different Proficiency Levels | 第207-209页 |
| ·Major Findings and Contributions of the Study | 第209-216页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第209-211页 |
| ·Contributions of the Study | 第211-216页 |
| ·Establishing Criteria of Analyzing the L1 and the L2 Spatial Semantics | 第211-212页 |
| ·Promoting Comparative Study of the L1 and the L2 Spatial Semantics | 第212-213页 |
| ·Investigating the Role of L2 Learners' Classification of Semantic Members in L2 Learning of Spatial Semantics | 第213页 |
| ·Untangling the Effects of Spatial Cognitive Constraints on L2 Learning of Spatial Semantics | 第213-214页 |
| ·Implications for Classroom Language Teaching and Learning | 第214-216页 |
| ·Weaknesses of the Study and Suggestions for Future Study | 第216-220页 |
| Notes | 第220-224页 |
| Reference | 第224-232页 |
| Appendix 1 Vocabulary Test | 第232-237页 |
| Appendix 2 Test of Type 1 and Type 2 Prepsositonal Semantic Members | 第237-248页 |
| Appendix 3 Semantic Judgment Test of Core, Intermediate and Perpheral Members | 第248-261页 |
| Appendix 4 Semantic Ranking Test | 第261-266页 |
| Appendix 5 Percentages of Answers of Type 1 Semantic Members by the Four Groups | 第266-274页 |
| Appendix 6 The Results for Test of Type 1 and Type 2 Semantic Members | 第274-284页 |
| Appendix 7 Rank Mean Percentage of the Semantic Members of in | 第284-298页 |
| Appendix 8 Rank Mean Percentage of the Semantic Members of on | 第298-306页 |
| Appendix 9 Rank Mean Percentage of the Semantic Members of over | 第306-320页 |
| Appendix 10 Semantic Judgment Percentage of the Members of in | 第320-334页 |
| Appendix 11 Semantic Judgment Percentage of the Members of on | 第334-342页 |
| Appendix 12 Semantic Judgment Percentage of the Members of over | 第342-355页 |
