| Synopsis | 第1-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第13-44页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory | 第13-21页 |
| ·Categories and Categorization | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Introduction to the Prototype Theory | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory Within Cognitive Semantics | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory on Polysemous Word Analysis | 第21-35页 |
| ·The Definition of Polysemy | 第21-25页 |
| ·Polysemy in the Scope of the Prototype Theory | 第25-28页 |
| ·Means of Semantic Extension—Metaphor and Metonymy | 第28-32页 |
| ·Meanings’Relation | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory, Context and Polysemous Word Acquisition | 第35-44页 |
| ·Context and Polysemous Word Acquisition | 第35-40页 |
| ·The Prototype Theory and Context | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Empirical Studies on Polysemous Word Acquisition in and Outside China | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Two Methodology | 第44-58页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第44-45页 |
| ·Subjects | 第45-47页 |
| ·Instruments | 第47-53页 |
| ·Interview | 第47-48页 |
| ·Polysemous Word Learning Strategies Questionnaire | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Task of Guessing the Meanings of Polysemous Words | 第50-51页 |
| ·Vocabulary Test for the Condition of Mastering the Polysemous Words | 第51-53页 |
| ·Reliability and Validity of the Instruments | 第53-55页 |
| ·Reliability and Validity of the Questionnaire | 第53-54页 |
| ·Reliability and Validity of the Vocabulary Test and Task of Guessing the Meanings of Polysemous Words | 第54-55页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第55-56页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Three Results and Discussion | 第58-79页 |
| ·What are the Chinese Students Polysemous Word Learning Strategies? | 第58-64页 |
| ·Of the Prototypical Meaning and the Peripheral Meaning, Which One is More Helpful for Guessing the Accurate Meanings of Words? | 第64-66页 |
| ·Of the Teaching Method Based on the Prototype Theory and the Conventional Teaching Method, Which One is More Efficient for Polysemous Word Acquisition? | 第66-74页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Pretest of the Study | 第66-68页 |
| ·The Analysis of Posttest Results of the Study | 第68-71页 |
| ·The Comparison of the Results of the Experimental Class and the Control class | 第71-73页 |
| ·Two Classes’Condition of Mastering the Prototypical Meaning | 第73-74页 |
| ·What is the Condition of Mastering Three Different Meaning Models-Radiation, Concatenation and Half-radiation (Radiation + Concatenation)by the Experimental Class? | 第74-79页 |
| ·The Condition of Mastering Three Different Meaning Models | 第74-75页 |
| ·Correlations Between Three Models and Total Scores | 第75-79页 |
| Chapter Four Implications and Suggestions | 第79-84页 |
| ·Implications of the Studies | 第79-82页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第79-80页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第80-82页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations of the Studies | 第83-84页 |
| Conclusion | 第84-86页 |
| Bibliography | 第86-93页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第93-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第96-101页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第101-105页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第105-109页 |
| Abstract | 第109-115页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第115-116页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第116页 |
