| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·The V-ing Forms | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Objective and Significance of This Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Organization of This Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of the Previous Studies of the V-ing Form | 第12-29页 |
| ·Basic Information about the V-ing Form | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Origin of the V-ing Form | 第12页 |
| ·The Development of the V-ing Form | 第12-14页 |
| ·Different Functions of the V-ing Form | 第14-23页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Used as Present Participle | 第15-19页 |
| ·V-ing Form Used as Adjectives | 第15-16页 |
| ·V-ing Form used to Lead Adverbial Clauses | 第16-19页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Leading an Adverbial Clause of Time | 第16-17页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Leading an Adverbial Clause of Manner | 第17-18页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Leading an Adverbial Clause of Cause | 第18页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Leading an Adverbial Clause of Condition | 第18-19页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Leading Adverbial Clause of Concession | 第19页 |
| ·TheV-ing Form used as Gerund | 第19-22页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Used as Subjects | 第20-21页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Used as Objects | 第21-22页 |
| ·Gerund after Verbs | 第21页 |
| ·Gerund after Prepositions | 第21-22页 |
| ·The V-ing Form Used as Prepositions | 第22-23页 |
| ·Different Studies on the V-ing Form | 第23-27页 |
| ·Traditional Studies of the "V-ing" Form | 第24-26页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies on "V-ing" Form | 第26-27页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第29-37页 |
| ·An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 第29页 |
| ·Theory Used in This Thesis | 第29-35页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第30-34页 |
| ·The Concept of "Category" | 第30-31页 |
| ·Categorization in Language | 第31页 |
| ·The Concept of the Prototype | 第31-34页 |
| ·Application of the Prototype Theory | 第34-35页 |
| ·Framework | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four A Cognitive Analysis of the "V-ing" Form | 第37-51页 |
| ·An Analysis from the Perspective of the Prototype Theory | 第37-48页 |
| ·The V-ing Form and the NOUN Category | 第37-42页 |
| ·Features of the NOUN Category | 第37-40页 |
| ·The V-ing Form in the NOUN Category | 第40-42页 |
| ·The V-ing Form and the VERB Category | 第42-45页 |
| ·Features of the VERB Category | 第42-44页 |
| ·The V-ing Form in the VERB Category | 第44-45页 |
| ·The V-ing form and the ADJECTIVE category | 第45-47页 |
| ·Features of the ADJECTIVE Category | 第45-46页 |
| ·The V-ing Adjectives in the ADJECTIVE Category | 第46-47页 |
| ·The V-ing Forms and Other Grammatical Categories | 第47-48页 |
| ·A Comprehensive Analysis with a Figure | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第51页 |
| ·Implication for English Teaching | 第51-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
