| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-32页 |
| ·Prototype Theory | 第15-19页 |
| ·Wittgenstein's Family Resemblance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Rosch's Research on Prototype | 第16-18页 |
| ·Lakoff's Comments on Prototype Theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Markedness Theory | 第19-23页 |
| ·Sources of Markedness Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Chomsky's Language Markedness Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Definition of Markedness and Unmarkedness | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Connection of Prototype Theory to Markedness Theory | 第23-32页 |
| ·In the Asymmetric Relations of the Linguistic Element | 第23-26页 |
| ·Graded Status in Prototype Theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·Markedness and Unmarkedness in Markedness Theory | 第25-26页 |
| ·In Language Acquisition | 第26-28页 |
| ·In Second Language Acquisition | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Two Problems for Prototype Theory and Markedness Theory | 第32-39页 |
| ·Problems for Prototype Theory | 第32-36页 |
| ·Simplistic Nature of Feature List | 第32-33页 |
| ·The 'Odd Number Paradox' | 第33-34页 |
| ·Problems with Features | 第34-35页 |
| ·Contrasting Categories | 第35页 |
| ·Boundaries in Prototype Theory | 第35-36页 |
| ·Problems for Markedness Theory | 第36-39页 |
| ·Unclear Attributes | 第36-37页 |
| ·Confused Boundaries | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three The Prototype-Markedness Theory | 第39-56页 |
| ·The Definition of the Prototype-Markedness Theory | 第39-40页 |
| ·Cognitive Features of the Prototype-Markedness Theory | 第40-43页 |
| ·Low Level of Cognitive Complexity | 第41-42页 |
| ·High Level of Cognitive Salience | 第42-43页 |
| ·Linguistic Features of the Prototype-Markedness Theory | 第43-44页 |
| ·High Frequency in Use | 第43页 |
| ·Being Basic in Word Forms | 第43-44页 |
| ·Explanations for the Semantic Changes | 第44-48页 |
| ·Broadening of Word Meaning | 第44-45页 |
| ·Narrowing of Word Meaning | 第45-46页 |
| ·Shifting of Word Meaning | 第46-48页 |
| ·Explanations for the Linguistic Elements | 第48-56页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Frequency | 第48-51页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Structure | 第51-52页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Cognitive Complexity | 第52-53页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Cognitive Salience | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Four The Application of the Prototype-Markedness Theory | 第56-64页 |
| ·The Application to Language Acquisition | 第56-59页 |
| ·The Application to Linguistic Salience | 第59-62页 |
| ·The Application to Linguistic Frequency | 第62-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71页 |
