| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第6-9页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| ·Research background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research objective | 第15-17页 |
| ·Research questions | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第18页 |
| ·An overview of the structure of the thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-30页 |
| ·Traditional research on spatial prepositions | 第20-25页 |
| ·Views on spatial prepositions in traditional grammar | 第20页 |
| ·Studies on spatial prepositions from the perspective of modeern linguistics | 第20-25页 |
| ·Traditional research on the translation of spatial prepositions | 第25-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three A Cognitive Approach to the Semantic Construction of Spatial Prepositions | 第30-76页 |
| ·A cognitive theoretical framework | 第30-45页 |
| ·Image schema | 第30-41页 |
| ·Cognitive dimension of image schema | 第30-35页 |
| ·Semantic interpretation of spatial prepositions based on image schemas | 第35-41页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor | 第41-45页 |
| ·Metaphor from the cognitive perspective | 第41-43页 |
| ·Role of conceptual metaphor in the semantic construction of spatial prepositions | 第43-45页 |
| ·A case study of on based on the analyses of the semantic construction of spatial prepositions | 第45-74页 |
| ·Semantic description of the English spatial preposition on | 第45-48页 |
| ·Semantic construction of the English spatial preposition on | 第48-74页 |
| ·Meanings of on based on image schemas | 第48-49页 |
| ·Semantic extension of on through conceptual metaphors | 第49-74页 |
| ·Summary | 第74-76页 |
| Chapter Four A Cognitive Approach to the Translation of Spatial Prepositions | 第76-101页 |
| ·Study of translation of spatial prepositions from the perspective of cognivive linguistics | 第76-86页 |
| ·Nature of translation | 第76-78页 |
| ·Perspective provided by cognitive linguistics for the study of translation of spatial prepositions | 第78-82页 |
| ·Model of translation of spatial prepositions from the perspective of cognitive linguistics | 第82-86页 |
| ·Principle of the translation of spatial prepositions from the perspective of cognitive linguistics | 第86-88页 |
| ·Strategies for the translation of spatial prepositions from the perspective of cognitive linguistics | 第88-99页 |
| ·An overview | 第88-89页 |
| ·Translation strategies for spatial prepositions | 第89-99页 |
| ·Equivalent instantiation of the SL trajector-landmark relationship | 第89-92页 |
| ·Adaptation of trajector-landmark relationship from SL to TL | 第92-99页 |
| ·Summary | 第99-101页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第101-106页 |
| ·Major findings | 第101-102页 |
| ·Research significance | 第102页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications of the research | 第102-103页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第103-106页 |
| Appendix | 第106-108页 |
| Bibliography | 第108-112页 |
| Academic Papers Published During Postgraduate Study | 第112页 |
