声明
Abstract
摘要
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1．1 Background of the Research
1．2 Purpose and Significance of the Study
1．3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2．1 Prototype Theory and Prototype Effects in Language
2．2 Applications of Prototype to Lexical Semantics
2．3 Implications of Prototype Theory for Vocabulary Learning and Teaching
2．4 Prototypes and Meaning Extension：Influencing Factors and Related Principles
2．5 Summary
Chapter 3 Prototypical Knowledge Representation and Prototypical Vocabulary Teaching
3．1 Prototypical Knowledge Representation in Students’ Mental Lexicon
3．2 Principles and Patterns of Prototypical Vocabulary Teaching
3．3 Prototypical Knowledge and Students’ Language Abilities
3．4 Summary
Chapter 4 The Experiment and Data Collection
4．1 Research Questions and Objectives
4．2 Participants
4．3 Instruments
4．4 Procedures
4．5 Data Collection
4．6 Summary
Chapter 5 Research Analysis and Discussion
5．1 A Result Comparison of Free Elicitation Test(FET)and Word Association Test
5．2 The Typicality Rating Test Results：Overlaps and Differences
5．3 The Influence of L1 on Vocabulary Knowledge Presentation
5．4 Results of Synonym Test and Vocabulary Knowledge Scale Test
5．5 Data Analysis and Discussion of the Questionnaire
5．6 Summary
Chapter 6 Conclusions and Implications
6．1 Major Findings of the Present Research
6．2 Implications
6．2．1 Implications for EFL Vocabulary Learning
6．2．2 Implications for EFL Vocabulary Teaching
6．3 Limitations of the Study
6．4 Conclusions
References
Appendix
Paper published in the period of MA education
Acknowledgements
