| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review on Acquisition of Chineseand English Prepositions | 第16-36页 |
| ·The Theory of Thought, Language and Reality | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Classical Theory of Thought, Language and Reality | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Realist Theory of Thought, Language and Reality | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Basic Theory of Categorization | 第18-23页 |
| ·The Definition and Development of Categorization | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Functions of Categorization | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Features of Spatial Categorization | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Cognitive Courses of Spatial Prepositions and Spatial Categorization | 第23-24页 |
| ·Studies on the Acquisition of English and Chinese Prepositions | 第24-36页 |
| ·Comparison between English and Chinese Prepositions | 第24-28页 |
| ·The Differences of the Two Languages | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-28页 |
| ·Study on Cognition of Spatial Prepositions of the Two Languages | 第28-32页 |
| ·The Cognitive Contrast of Prepositions of the Two Languages | 第28-31页 |
| ·Study on Cognition of the Spatial English Prepositions | 第31-32页 |
| ·Study on Acquisition of the Chinese Prepositions | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three Study on the Differences Between English andChinese Spatial Prepositions | 第36-46页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·The Spatial Meanings of the English Prepositions in. on and over | 第36-39页 |
| ·The Spatial Meanings of the Prepositions in | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Spatial Meanings of the Prepositions on | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Spatial Meanings of the Prepositions over | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Contrast of Spatial Categorization in Chinese and English | 第39-46页 |
| ·The Contrast of Spatial Categorization between English Preposition in and Chinese Preposition (zai)...li/mian (在...里/里面) | 第39-41页 |
| ·The contrast of Spatial Categorization between English Preposition on and Chinese Preposition (zai)...shang/shang mian (在...上/上面) | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Contrast of Spatial Categorization between English Preposition over and Chinese Preposition (zai)...shang/shang fang (在...上/上方) | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第46-56页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第46页 |
| ·Subjects of the Study | 第46页 |
| ·Subjects of the English Test | 第46页 |
| ·Subjects of the Chinese Test | 第46页 |
| ·Instruments of the Study | 第46-47页 |
| ·English Test | 第46-47页 |
| ·Chinese Test | 第47页 |
| ·Procedures of the Study | 第47-56页 |
| ·Administration of the English Test | 第47-49页 |
| ·Administration of the Chinese Test | 第49-50页 |
| ·Research Method: Stimulated Recall | 第50-56页 |
| ·Characterization of Stimulated Recall | 第50页 |
| ·Stimulated Recall from Chinese Students | 第50-53页 |
| ·Stimulated Recall from English-Speaking Students | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis and Discussion | 第56-76页 |
| ·Results of the Study | 第56-59页 |
| ·Results of English Test | 第56-59页 |
| ·Results of Chinese Test | 第59页 |
| ·Results from Stimulated Recall | 第59-62页 |
| ·Results from Chinese Students | 第59-60页 |
| ·Results from English-Speaking Students | 第60-62页 |
| ·Features of Chinese Language in Description of Spatial Relationships | 第62-65页 |
| ·Object of Objective, Object of Reference and Acceptance | 第62-64页 |
| ·The Language Categorization and the Acceptance of Sentences | 第64-65页 |
| ·The Illustration Feature of Language and the Choice of Prepositions | 第65页 |
| ·The Differences of Intralanguage Cognitive Pattern between English and Chinese Prepositions | 第65-67页 |
| ·The Differences of Intrelanguage Cognitive Pattern between English and Chinese | 第67-76页 |
| ·The Cognitive Difference Caused by the Different Spatial Dimensions | 第68-70页 |
| ·The Cognitive Differences Caused by the Different Physic Frame of the Buildings | 第70-72页 |
| ·The Cognitive Differences Caused by the Different Choice of Object of Reference | 第72-76页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第76-82页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第76-79页 |
| ·The Language Factors Influencing the Acquisition of Chinese and English Prepositions | 第76-78页 |
| ·The Cognitive Factors Influencing the Acquisition of Chinese and English Prepositions | 第78-79页 |
| ·Weaknesses | 第79-80页 |
| ·Suggestion | 第80-82页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第82-88页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第88-98页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第98-99页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第99-100页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPER | 第100页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPER | 第100页 |
