| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Research | 第10-12页 |
| ·Framework of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| ·Polysemy | 第13-15页 |
| ·Definitions of Polysemy | 第13-14页 |
| ·Polysemy and Homonymy | 第14-15页 |
| ·Theoretical Rationale of Polysemous Words in Cognitive Approach | 第15-22页 |
| ·Processes Leading to Polysemy | 第15-18页 |
| ·Core Sense | 第18页 |
| ·Prototype Theory of Categorization and Polysemy | 第18-22页 |
| ·Prototype Theory of Categorization | 第19-20页 |
| ·Prototype Theory and Polysemy | 第20-21页 |
| ·Prototype Theory and Retention | 第21-22页 |
| ·Psycholinguistic Perspective on the Guessing and Retention of the Polysemous Words | 第22-25页 |
| ·Elaboration | 第22-24页 |
| ·Relation between Prototype Theory and Elaboration | 第24-25页 |
| ·Relevant Empirical Studies | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第28-33页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28页 |
| ·Subjects | 第28-29页 |
| ·Instruments | 第29-30页 |
| ·Procedures for Data Collection | 第30-32页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第33-47页 |
| ·Guessing with Core Cue versus Non-core Cue Condition (Test 1) | 第33-36页 |
| ·Short-term Retention (Test 2) | 第36-38页 |
| ·Long-term Retention (Test 3) | 第38-40页 |
| ·Correlation between Guessing and Retention | 第40-45页 |
| ·Correlation between Guessing and Retention as a Whole | 第40-42页 |
| ·Correlation between Guessing and Retention of Group 1 | 第42-44页 |
| ·Correlation between Guessing and Retention of Group 2 | 第44-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第47-48页 |
| ·Implications | 第48-49页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第48页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations | 第49页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第49-50页 |
| References | 第50-54页 |
| Appendix 1 Test Paper | 第54-62页 |
| Appendix 2 Total Scores of the Three Tests | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
