| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Objective of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| 2.1 Overview | 第15页 |
| 2.2 Previous Study on Number of English Noun Category Abroad | 第15-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Traditional Approach to Number of English Noun Category | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Cognitive Approach to Number of English Noun Category | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3 Previous Study in Number of English Noun Category Home | 第22-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Traditional Approach to Number of English Noun Category | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Cognitive Approach to Number of English Noun Category | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第27-38页 |
| 3.1 Theory of Boundedness and Unboundedness | 第27-31页 |
| 3.1.1 Preliminary about Theory of Boundedness and Unboundedness | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.2 Boundedness and Unboundedness Theory | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.3 The Application of the Theory of Boundedness and Unboundedness | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2 Definition of Categorization | 第31-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Classical Theory of Categorization | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Prototype Theory of Categorization | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2.3 Prototypical Members and Non-Prototypical Members | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.4 Prototypical Application in Number of English Noun Category | 第37页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four The Study on the Construction of Continuum for the Representationof Number Category in English Nouns | 第38-68页 |
| 4.1 Overview | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 A Construction of the Continuum for the Representation of Quantity forCountable Nouns | 第39-51页 |
| 4.2.1 The Quantification by Numerals | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.2 Partitive Quantification | 第40-44页 |
| 4.2.3 The Set Quantification | 第44-48页 |
| 4.2.4 The Scalar Quantification | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3 A Construction of the Continuum for the Representation of Quantity for MassNouns | 第51-57页 |
| 4.3.1 The Scalar Quantification | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.2 The Set Quantification | 第52-53页 |
| 4.3.3 The Partitive Quantification | 第53-57页 |
| 4.4 A Construction of the Continuum of Representation of Quantity for OverlappingRegion | 第57-63页 |
| 4.4.1 Objects Viewed as Substance | 第58-59页 |
| 4.4.2 Substance Viewed as Object | 第59-63页 |
| 4.5 The Interpretation of the Continuum for the Representation of the Number ofEnglish Noun Category | 第63-67页 |
| 4.5.1 The Construal of the Continuum for the Representation of Quantity forCountable Nouns | 第63-65页 |
| 4.5.2 The Construal of the Continuum for the Representation of Quantity forMass Nouns | 第65-67页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| 5.1 Overview | 第68页 |
| 5.2 Major Findings and Contributions of the Thesis | 第68-69页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Thesis | 第69页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Study | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-73页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第73-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75页 |
