| Synopsis | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Theoretical Stand | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Role of Motion in Human Conception and Language | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Arrangement of the Thesis | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter 2 A Review of Theoretical Characterizations of Motion: Fillmore vs. Talmy | 第17-22页 |
| ·Fillmore’s Source-Path-Goal Formulation | 第17-19页 |
| ·Talmy’s Figure-Motion-Path-Ground Formulation | 第19-20页 |
| ·Advantages and Limitations: Comparison between the two formulations | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 The Conceptualization and Representation of Figure and | 第22-32页 |
| ·Figure and Ground as Prototype Categories | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Linguistic Representation of Figure and Ground | 第25-32页 |
| ·Precedence Order | 第25页 |
| ·Precedence Order in the Expression of Self-motion | 第25-28页 |
| ·Figure/Ground Reverse | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Lexicalization Patterns of Rendering Motion Elements in Linguistic Form | 第32-42页 |
| ·Talmy’s Lexicalization Patterns | 第33-35页 |
| ·Two Types of Lexicalization Patterns in Chinese | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Differences of the Two Types of Lexicalization Patterns in Use | 第37-42页 |
| Chapter 5 The Conceptualization and Representation of Path | 第42-56页 |
| ·Path as the Defining Property of Motion Event | 第42-45页 |
| ·Path as a Conceptual Complex | 第45-56页 |
| ·Vector | 第45-48页 |
| ·Conformation | 第48-50页 |
| ·Deictic | 第50-56页 |
| Chapter 6 The Conflation of Manner and Motion | 第56-62页 |
| ·The Conditions on Manner+Motion Conflation | 第56-58页 |
| ·Differences in Manner+Motion Conflation between Chinese and English | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67页 |
