| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Research | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第18页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-30页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Spatial category in Chinese | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Chinese Locatives | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Chinese Directional Verbs | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Spatial Category in English | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Traditional studies on English Prepositions | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Cognitive Studies of Prepositions in English | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Contrastive Studies of Spatial Category in English and Chinese | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Spatial metaphor in English and Chinese | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2 The Motion Event Typology | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 Comments on Previous Researches | 第28页 |
| 2.5 Spatial Category in Present Study | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第30-38页 |
| 3.1 Grammaticalization | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.1 The Definition of Grammaticalization | 第30-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Mechanisms of Grammaticalization | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Linguistic Typology | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Linguistic Inventory Typology | 第33页 |
| 3.2.2 Mighty Category | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.3 Summary | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 The Prototype category | 第35-38页 |
| 3.3.1 Definition of Prototype | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.2 The Non-Prototypical Members of a Category | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Expressions of Spatial Category in English and Chinese | 第38-58页 |
| 4.1 Expressions of Entity Category in English and Chinese | 第38-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Expressions of Shape Category in English | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.2 Expressions of Shape Category in Chinese | 第41-45页 |
| 4.1.3 The Similarities and Differences | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 Location category | 第46-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Expressions of Location Category in Chinese | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Expressions of Location Category in English | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2.3 The Similarities and Differences | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3 Displacement Category | 第52-57页 |
| 4.3.1 Expressions of Displacement Category in Chinese | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3.2 Expressions of Displacement Category in English | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3.3 The Similarities and Differences | 第56-57页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Five The Mightiness of Spatial Categories in English and Chinese | 第58-73页 |
| 5.1 The Mightiness of Shape Category in English and Chinese | 第58-63页 |
| 5.1.1 The Grammaticalization of Shape Classifier in Chinese | 第59-61页 |
| 5.1.2 The Mightiness of Shape Classifiers in Chinese | 第61页 |
| 5.1.3 The Different Uses of Shape Classifiers | 第61-63页 |
| 5.2 The Mightiness of Location Category in English and Chinese | 第63-66页 |
| 5.2.1 The Grammaticalization of Locatives | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2.2 The Different Uses of Chinese Locatives | 第64页 |
| 5.2.3 The Grammaticalization of English Prepositions | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2.4 The Different Uses of English Prepositions | 第65页 |
| 5.2.5 The Mightiness of Location Category in English and Chinese | 第65-66页 |
| 5.3 The Mightiness of Displacement Category in English and Chinese | 第66-72页 |
| 5.3.1 The Grammaticalization of Directional Verbs | 第67-69页 |
| 5.3.2 The Different Uses of Directional Verbs | 第69-71页 |
| 5.3.3 Grammaticalization and Uses of English Adverbials | 第71页 |
| 5.3.4 The Mightiness of Displacement Category in English and Chinese | 第71-72页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第72-73页 |
| Chapter Six The Expansion of Mighty Categories | 第73-82页 |
| 6.1 The Expansion of Shape Category in Chinese | 第73-76页 |
| 6.1.1 The Prototypical Use of Shape Classifiers | 第73-74页 |
| 6.1.2 The Non-Prototypical Uses of Shape Classifiers | 第74-76页 |
| 6.2 The Expansion of Location Category in English and Chinese | 第76-78页 |
| 6.2.1 The Prototypical Use and Non-Prototypical Uses of Chinese Locatives | 第76-77页 |
| 6.2.2 The Prototypical Use and Non-prototypical Uses of English Prepositions | 第77-78页 |
| 6.3 The Expansion of Displacement Category in Chinese | 第78-81页 |
| 6.3.1 The Prototypical Use of Directional Verbs | 第78-79页 |
| 6.3.2 The Non-Prototypical Uses of Directional Verbs | 第79-81页 |
| 6.4 Summary | 第81-82页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第82-85页 |
| 7.1 Major Research Findings | 第82-83页 |
| 7.2 Research Significance | 第83-84页 |
| 7.3 Research Limitations and Suggestions | 第84-85页 |
| References | 第85-89页 |
| 在校期间发表的论文 | 第89-90页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第90页 |
