| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Origin of Polysemy and Preposition Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Polysemy | 第12-13页 |
| ·Spatial Preposition | 第13-14页 |
| ·Current Situation and Tendency | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Reviews of Polysemic Networks | 第18-29页 |
| ·Prepositional Polysemy | 第18页 |
| ·Different Views towards Prepositional Polysemy | 第18-26页 |
| ·Traditional Views | 第18-21页 |
| ·Cognitive Views | 第21-24页 |
| ·Notion of Semantic Networks | 第24-26页 |
| ·Discussion about the Previous Research | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Hypotheses of the Present Study | 第29-53页 |
| ·Categories and Categorization | 第29-34页 |
| ·Classical Theory | 第29-33页 |
| ·Prototype Theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·Semantic Network | 第34-48页 |
| ·Theories on Semantic Network | 第34-37页 |
| ·Prototypical Sense | 第37-39页 |
| ·Cognitive Models | 第39-41页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第41-42页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第42-45页 |
| ·Meaning Chain and Motivation | 第45-48页 |
| ·Compound Preposition | 第48-53页 |
| ·Definition of Compound Preposition | 第48-49页 |
| ·Characteristics of Compound Preposition | 第49-50页 |
| ·Compound Preposition as a Polysemic Word | 第50-51页 |
| ·Hypotheses on Compound Preposition | 第51-52页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Compound Preposition | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Polysemic Network of Compound Prepositions | 第53-77页 |
| ·Principled Polysemy Networks | 第53-54页 |
| ·Prototypical Senses of Compound Prepositions | 第54-55页 |
| ·Polysemic Networks of Compound Prepositions within and without | 第55-73页 |
| ·Polysemic Network of Compound Preposition within | 第55-66页 |
| ·Formation of Proto-Sense | 第55-58页 |
| ·Sense Extension of within | 第58-63页 |
| ·Detailed Relatedness among Senses of within | 第63-66页 |
| ·Brief Summary of the Polysemic Network of within | 第66页 |
| ·Semantic Network of Compound Preposition without | 第66-69页 |
| ·Formation of Proto-sense and Sense Extension of without | 第66-68页 |
| ·Detailed Relatedness among sense of without | 第68页 |
| ·Brief Summary of the Polysemic Network of without | 第68-69页 |
| ·Semantic Network Study of within and without in context | 第69-73页 |
| ·Polysemic Networks of Other Compound Prepositions | 第73-77页 |
| ·Polysemic Network of throughout | 第73-74页 |
| ·Polysemic Network of outside | 第74-76页 |
| ·Brief Summary | 第76-77页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第77-81页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第77-79页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Studies | 第79-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-88页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第88-89页 |
| Appendix | 第89页 |
