| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| TABLES | 第8-9页 |
| FIGURES | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Orientation of the Present Study | 第10页 |
| ·Rationale | 第10-11页 |
| ·Key Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| ·Content of the Remaining Chapters | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 A Review of Related Literature | 第14-33页 |
| ·Need for Indirect Application of Existing Word Meaning Development Theories | 第14页 |
| ·Studies on Lexical Semantics | 第14-25页 |
| ·Defining a Word | 第14-16页 |
| ·Word Form | 第16-17页 |
| ·Componential Analysis | 第17页 |
| ·Semantic Fields | 第17-20页 |
| ·Individual Word Meaning Organization | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Acquisition of Word Meaning | 第25-28页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on L2 Word Meaning Development | 第28-30页 |
| ·Need for Research on L2 Prepositional Meaning Development | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 A Conceptual Framework-Understanding Chinese EFL Learners' Prepositional Sense Development | 第33-39页 |
| ·Prior Considerations | 第33-34页 |
| ·Redefining English Prepositional Meaning | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Individual Word Meaning Model for English Preposition Adopted in This Study | 第35-36页 |
| ·L2 Learners' Prepositional Meaning Development Over Time | 第36-37页 |
| ·Variables in the Present Study | 第37页 |
| ·Specific Research Questions | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design and Methodology | 第39-47页 |
| ·Prior Considerations | 第39-40页 |
| ·Research Design | 第40页 |
| ·Subjects Selection | 第40-41页 |
| ·Test Words Selection | 第41-42页 |
| ·Test Paper Design-The Word Meaning Test Paper | 第42-44页 |
| ·Procedure for Administering the Test | 第44页 |
| ·Scoring of the Tests | 第44-46页 |
| ·Creating the Norming List | 第45页 |
| ·Scoring the Paper | 第45-46页 |
| ·Methods for Data Analysis | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Results | 第47-67页 |
| ·Developmental Pattern of L2 Prepositional Meaning across Proficiency Levels | 第47-54页 |
| ·Scores of the Close Test (SCT) | 第47-51页 |
| ·Scores of the Open-ended Task of Writing-Free Production of Meaning Senses | 第51-54页 |
| ·The Subjects' English Prepositional Semantic Building | 第54-67页 |
| ·Mastery of the Primary Sense by Subjects across Proficiency Levels | 第55-59页 |
| ·Subjects' Development of Non-Primary Senses for Each Test Word across Proficiency Level | 第59-65页 |
| ·Subjects' Awareness of Senses Relatedness | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussions | 第67-71页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Subjects' Development in English Prepositional Meaning | 第67-68页 |
| ·Discussions | 第68-71页 |
| ·The Developmental Pattern in L2 Learners' Development of Prepositional Meaning | 第68-70页 |
| ·L2 Learners' Prepositional Semantic Network Building | 第70-71页 |
| Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| Some Conclusions | 第71页 |
| Implications | 第71-72页 |
| Limitations of the Present Study | 第72-73页 |
| Directions for Further Research | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-95页 |
