| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Curriculum Vitae | 第6-8页 |
| Academic Publications | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第9-12页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第12-18页 |
| List of Figures | 第18-19页 |
| List of Tables | 第19-21页 |
| List of Appendices | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第22-33页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第22页 |
| ·Defining Nominalization | 第22-23页 |
| ·L2 Acquisition of English Nominalizations by the Chinese EFL Learners: Some Observations | 第23-25页 |
| ·Need for Approaching the L2 Acquisition of English Nominalizations from the Cognitive Linguistics Perspective | 第25-30页 |
| ·Key Research Questions | 第30-32页 |
| ·Organization of the Remaining Chapters | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 2 The Cognitive Foundations of Nominalization | 第33-58页 |
| ·Introduction | 第33-34页 |
| ·Fundamental Principles of Cognitive Linguistics | 第34-36页 |
| ·An Overview of the Prototype Theory and the Theory of Iconicity | 第36-46页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Cognitive Commonality Underlying Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives from the Perspective of the Prototype Theory and the Theory of Iconicity | 第40-46页 |
| ·The Notional Definitions of the Noun, Verb, and Adjective Classes in Cognitive Grammar | 第46-57页 |
| ·Some Fundamental Concepts in Cognitive Grammar | 第46-51页 |
| ·The Notional Definitions of the Noun, Verb, and Adjective Classes in Cognitive Grammar | 第51-56页 |
| ·A Comparison between Nominal Predication and Relational Predication | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter 3 The Conceptual Framework | 第58-90页 |
| ·Introduction | 第58页 |
| ·Boundedness in Linguistic Entities: Dichotomy or Continuum? | 第58-65页 |
| ·The Linguistic Diagnostics of Boundedness in Verbs and Adjectives on a Continuum | 第65-84页 |
| ·The Linguistic Diagnostics of Boundedness in Verbs on a Continuum | 第66-70页 |
| ·The Linguistic Diagnostics of Boundedness in English Verbs on a Continuum | 第70-73页 |
| ·The Linguistic Diagnostics of Boundedness in Chinese Verbs on a Continuum | 第73-79页 |
| ·The Semantic Prime "le" in Chinese | 第73-76页 |
| ·The Semantic Prime "zhe" in Chinese | 第76-77页 |
| ·The Semantic Prime "guo" in Chinese | 第77-79页 |
| ·The Chinese Verb Types in Terms of Boundedness on a Continuum. | 第79页 |
| ·The Linguistic Diagnostics of Boundedness in Adjectives on a Continuum | 第79-84页 |
| ·The Linguistic Diagnostics of Boundedness in English Adjectives on a Continuum | 第80-82页 |
| ·The Linguistic Diagnostics of Boundedness in Chinese Adjectives on a Continuum Introduction | 第82-84页 |
| ·The Boundedness Continuum as the Base of the Conceptual Framework of Nominalization | 第84-88页 |
| ·Summary | 第88-90页 |
| Chapter 4 The Empirical Study | 第90-119页 |
| ·Introduction | 第90页 |
| ·Implications of the Boundedness Continuum for L2 Acquisition of English Nominalization by Chinese EFL Learners | 第90-97页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses | 第97-99页 |
| ·The Variables for Investigation | 第99页 |
| ·Research Design | 第99-100页 |
| ·Participants | 第100-101页 |
| ·Instrumentation | 第101-116页 |
| ·Test of Sensitivity of Boundedness to English Verbs (TOSBEV) | 第103-104页 |
| ·Test of English Deverbal Nominalizations (TOEDVN) | 第104-106页 |
| ·Test of Sensitivity of Boundedness to English Adjectives (TOSBEA) | 第106-108页 |
| ·Test of English Deadjectivall Nominalizations (TOEDAN) | 第108-109页 |
| ·Test of Sensitivity of Boundedness to Chinese Verbs (TOSBCV) | 第109-111页 |
| ·Test of Chinese Deverbal Nominalizations (TOCDVN) | 第111-113页 |
| ·Test of Sensitivity of Boundedness to Chinese Adjectives (TOSBCA). | 第113-115页 |
| ·Test of Chinese Deadjectivall Nominalizations (TOCDAN) | 第115-116页 |
| ·Procedures | 第116-117页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第117-119页 |
| ·Data Preparation | 第117-118页 |
| ·The Statistical Techniques for Quantitative Analysis | 第118-119页 |
| Chapter 5 Results of Research Hypotheses | 第119-149页 |
| ·Introduction | 第119页 |
| ·Results for Hypothesis 1 | 第119-123页 |
| ·Results for Hypothesis 2 | 第123-129页 |
| ·Results for Hypothesis 3 | 第129-133页 |
| ·Results for Hypothesis 4 | 第133-138页 |
| ·Results for Hypothesis 5 | 第138-140页 |
| ·Results for Hypothesis 6 | 第140-143页 |
| ·Results for Hypothesis 7 | 第143-146页 |
| ·Results for Hypothesis 8 | 第146-149页 |
| Chapter 6 General Discussion | 第149-163页 |
| ·Summary of Major Findings | 第149-151页 |
| ·Three Issues concerning Acquisition of Nominalization from the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics | 第151-152页 |
| ·Boundedness as a Conceptual Prime and Language Acquisition | 第152-154页 |
| ·Factors Affecting L2 Acquisition of Deverbal Nominalizations Derived from Unbounded Entities | 第154-157页 |
| ·Boundeddness in Adjectives and Language Acquisition: A Revisit | 第157-160页 |
| ·Interaction of Linguistic Proficiency and Entity Type | 第160-163页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions, Implications and Recommendations for Further Research | 第163-167页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第163-164页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第164-165页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Recommendations for Further Research | 第165-167页 |
| References | 第167-181页 |
| Appendices | 第181-301页 |
