| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Methodology of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Layout of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-26页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13页 |
| ·A Survey of Cognitive Poetics | 第13-20页 |
| ·Origination and Development of Cognitive Poetics | 第13-16页 |
| ·Definition of Cognitive Poetics | 第16-18页 |
| ·State of the Art of Cognitive Poetics in China | 第18-20页 |
| ·A Survey of Prototype Theory | 第20-24页 |
| ·Origination and Development of Prototype Theory | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Classical View of Categorization | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Modern View of Categorization—— Prototype Theory | 第22-23页 |
| ·Application of Prototype Theory in Cognitive Linguistics | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Previous Study of Prototype Theory in Cognitive Poetics | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis of This Study | 第26-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第26页 |
| ·Category and Categorization | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Theory of Prototypes | 第28-41页 |
| ·The Principle of Family Resemblance | 第28-30页 |
| ·Basic Color Terms | 第30-33页 |
| ·Prototypes and Prototype Theory | 第33-39页 |
| ·The Notion of “Prototype” | 第34-36页 |
| ·Characteristics of prototype category | 第36-38页 |
| ·Prototype Effect | 第38-39页 |
| ·Basic Level Categorization | 第39-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Functions of Prototype Theory in Cognitive Poetics | 第42-58页 |
| ·Introduction | 第42页 |
| ·Rethinking on the Definition of Literature Based on Prototype Theory | 第42-46页 |
| ·Prototype Theory in “Literary Reading” of Cognitive Poetics | 第46-56页 |
| ·Interpretation of Poetic Theme in Light of Prototype Theory | 第47-50页 |
| ·Interpretation of Poetic Image in Light of Prototype Theory | 第50-56页 |
| ·Poetic Image | 第50-51页 |
| ·Interpretation of Poetic Image in Tang Poems in Light of Prototype Theory | 第51-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Major Findings and Contributions | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-69页 |