| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Motivation for This Study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Objective for This Study | 第17页 |
| 1.3 An Outline of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-35页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Background | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Number and count/mass distinction | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Conceptual transfer | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Conceptual transfer and SLA | 第23-26页 |
| 2.1.4 Linguistic relativity | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2 Overview of Previous Studies | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on shape and material categorization | 第29-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on conceptual transfer | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3 Significance of This Study | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第35-46页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第36页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第36-42页 |
| 3.3.1 The English proficiency test used to choose monolinguals | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3.2 The categorization task | 第38-42页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第42-44页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第46-62页 |
| 4.1 Effect of English Learning on Conceptual Transfer | 第46-53页 |
| 4.1.1 General categorization features in terms of shape and material | 第46-48页 |
| 4.1.2 Categorization features across three types of things in terms of shapeand material | 第48-53页 |
| 4.2 Effect of English Proficiency on Conceptual Transfer | 第53-57页 |
| 4.2.1 General categorization features in terms of shape and material | 第53-55页 |
| 4.2.2 Categorization features across three types of things in terms of shapeand material | 第55-57页 |
| 4.3 General Discussion | 第57-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Cross-linguistic influence on conceptual transfer | 第58-59页 |
| 4.3.2 Effect of English proficiency on conceptual transfer | 第59-60页 |
| 4.3.3 Objective types | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第62-67页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第62-64页 |
| 5.2 Theoretical and Pedagogical Implications | 第64-65页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第65-67页 |
| REFERENCES | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix Test for Monolinguals | 第71-74页 |
