| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| List of Direction Explanations | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| ·Research Background | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第17-18页 |
| ·Data Source and Methodology of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Key Terminologies | 第19-21页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-27页 |
| ·Studies of Lexicalization before the 1980s | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies of Lexicalization after the 1980s | 第23-24页 |
| ·Studies of Lexicalization Direction | 第24-26页 |
| ·Appraisals of Previous Studies of Direction Lexicalization | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第27-31页 |
| ·Origin of the Construal Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Construal Operation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Window of Attention in Motion Event | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Semantics of Lexicalized Directions in E & C MVs | 第31-45页 |
| ·Standards of Motion and Semantic Elements in Motion Event | 第31-32页 |
| ·Semantics Features of Lexicalized Directions in English Motion Verbs | 第32-38页 |
| ·Semantics Features of Lexicalized Directions in Chinese Motion Verbs | 第38-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Contrastive Analysis of Lexicalized Directions in E&C MVs | 第45-60页 |
| ·Semantic Similarities and Disparities of Lexicalized Directions in E&C MVs | 第45-46页 |
| ·Hierarchy of Lexicalized Directions in E&C MVs | 第46-53页 |
| ·Hierarchy of Lexicalized Directions in English Motion Verbs | 第46-49页 |
| ·Hierarchy of Lexicalized Directions in Chinese Motion Verbs | 第49-52页 |
| ·Similarities and Disparities of Hierarchy of Lexicalized Directions in E&CMVs | 第52-53页 |
| ·Direction Orientation of Lexicalized Direction in E&C MVs | 第53-57页 |
| ·Direction Orientation of Lexicalized Direction in English MotionVerbs | 第53-55页 |
| ·Direction Orientation of Lexicalized Direction in Chinese MotionVerbs | 第55-56页 |
| ·SimilaritiesandDisparitiesofDirectionOrientationofLexicalizedDirectionsinE&CMVs | 第56-57页 |
| ·Formation in Space Net of Lexicalized Direction in E&C MVs | 第57-58页 |
| ·Formation in Space Net of Lexicalized Direction in English Motion Verbs | 第57-58页 |
| ·Formation in Space Net of Lexicalized Direction in Chinese Motion Verbs | 第58页 |
| ·SimilaritiesandDisparitiesofFormationinSpaceNetofLexicalizedDirectionsinE&CMVs | 第58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Construal Mechanism for Lexicalized Directions | 第60-73页 |
| ·Construal Mechanism of Lexicalized Direction in English Motion Event | 第61-67页 |
| ·Construal Mechanism of Lexicalized Direction in Chinese Motion Event | 第67-70页 |
| ·Similarities and Disparities in English and Chinese Conceptualizers’ Construal | 第70-72页 |
| ·Summary | 第72-73页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第73-75页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-79页 |
| Appendices | 第79-81页 |
