| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| A List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| ·Researches on English Prepositions in Linguistics | 第16-18页 |
| ·Researches on Teaching of English Prepositions | 第18-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第20-35页 |
| ·A Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第20-31页 |
| ·The Experiential Bases of Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第23-27页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphor | 第27-31页 |
| ·Prototype Theory | 第31-33页 |
| ·Categorization and Cognitive Category | 第31-32页 |
| ·Prototype Effect | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Semantic Structure and Uses of English Prepositions in the Perspective ofConceptual Metaphor | 第35-67页 |
| ·The Semantic Structure and Uses of Words | 第35-36页 |
| ·Semantic Extension of Words by Means of Conceptual Metaphor | 第36-67页 |
| ·Prototype Effect of Semantic Category | 第38-40页 |
| ·Cases Study of Semantic Structure and Uses of English Prepositions | 第40-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Teaching of English Prepositions in the Light of Cognitive Linguistics' Study | 第67-75页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of the Semantic Structure and Uses of Prepositions in the perspective of Conceptual Metaphor and Prototypical Effect of Category | 第67-68页 |
| ·Teaching Principles in the Light of Cognitive Linguistics' Study | 第68-75页 |
| ·Developing Metaphorical Awareness | 第68-70页 |
| ·Principle of Natural Order | 第70-75页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第75-78页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第75页 |
| ·Maj or Findings of the Study | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第76页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Future Research | 第76-78页 |
| References | 第78-81页 |
