| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·The Purpose of Studying Markedness | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Purpose of Relating Prototype Theory to Markedness on Semantic Level in English | 第14-16页 |
| ·General Organization of the Present Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review of Studies on Markedness | 第18-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18页 |
| ·Notions and Criteria of Markedness | 第18-22页 |
| ·Notions about Markedness | 第18-20页 |
| ·Criteria | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies on Markedness | 第22-27页 |
| ·Researches Carried out Abroad | 第22-25页 |
| ·Researches Carried out at Home | 第25-27页 |
| ·Researches about Markedness on Semantic Level | 第27-29页 |
| ·Researches Carried out Abroad | 第27-29页 |
| ·Researches Carried out at Home | 第29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework: The Prototype Theory | 第31-47页 |
| ·Introduction | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第32-35页 |
| ·Classical Theory of Categorization | 第32-33页 |
| ·Modern Theory of Categorization: The Prototype Theory | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Features of Prototype Category | 第35-40页 |
| ·The Main Features of Prototype Category | 第35-37页 |
| ·Prototype Category vs. Basic Level Category | 第37-40页 |
| ·Prototype Semantics: From Family Resemblance to Idealized Cognitive Model (ICM) | 第40-45页 |
| ·Wittgenstein's Family Resemblance | 第40-42页 |
| ·Lakoff's Idealized Cognitive Model (ICM) | 第42-44页 |
| ·Prototype Effects in Semantics | 第44-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Prototype Effects on Semantic Markedness in English | 第47-86页 |
| ·Introduction | 第47-48页 |
| ·Semantic Category, Prototype Category and Semantic Markedness | 第48-53页 |
| ·Semantic Category and Semantic Markedness | 第48-50页 |
| ·Prototype Category and Semantic Markedness | 第50-53页 |
| ·Prototype Effects in Markedness of Adjective Antonyms | 第53-66页 |
| ·Types of Antonyms | 第53-56页 |
| ·Markedness Patterns in Adjective Antonyms | 第56-59页 |
| ·Marked and Unmarked Items in Antonyms | 第56-59页 |
| ·Markedness Patterns in Complementaries | 第56-57页 |
| ·Markedness Patterns in Conversives | 第57页 |
| ·Markedness Patterns in Contraries | 第57-59页 |
| ·A Prototype Theory Approach to Markedness in Adjective Antonyms | 第59-66页 |
| ·Prototype Effects in Markedness of Gender Nouns | 第66-75页 |
| ·Types of Gender Nouns | 第66-68页 |
| ·Markedness in Gender Nouns | 第68-71页 |
| ·A Prototype Theory Approach to Markedness in Gender Nouns | 第71-75页 |
| ·A Prototype Theory Approach to Markedness in Human Gender Nouns | 第71-73页 |
| ·A Prototype Approach to Semantic Markedness in Non-human Gender Nouns | 第73-75页 |
| ·A Prototype Theory Approach to Markedness in Polysemy | 第75-84页 |
| ·Categorization and Polysemy | 第75-77页 |
| ·Markedness in Polysemy | 第77-79页 |
| ·A Prototype Theory Approach to Markedness in Polysemy | 第79-84页 |
| ·Prototype Effects and Polysemy | 第79-81页 |
| ·A Prototype Approach to Markedness in Polysemy | 第81-84页 |
| ·Summary | 第84-86页 |
| Chapter 5 Implications and Suggestions | 第86-91页 |
| ·Practical Implications for Language Transfer in SLA | 第86-88页 |
| ·Practical Implications for Vocabulary Teaching | 第88-89页 |
| ·Limitations and Prospects for Future | 第89-91页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第91-93页 |
| Bibliography | 第93-98页 |
| 在校期间的研究成果及发表的学术论文 | 第98页 |
