声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter 1 Introduction
1．1 Background of the Thesis
1．2 Research Questions and Theoretical Orientation
1．3 Research Method and Data Collection
1．4 Organization of This Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2．1 Chinese Semantic Studies on Spatial Word
2．1．1 Traditional Chinese Studies on Spatial Word
2．1．2 Modern Chinese Studies on Spatial Word
2．2 Previous Study of “li”
2．3 Previous Study on Comparisons between “Li” and Other Words
2．4 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3．1 Philosophy Grounding：Embodied Philosophy
3．2 Working Mechanisms
3．2．1 Spatial Metaphor
3．2．2 Image Schema
3．3 Analytical Method-Polysemy
3．4 Subjectivity in Meaning Cognition
3．4．1 Static Study on Subjectivity
3．4．2 Cognitive Analysis on Subjectivity
Chapter 4 Cognitive Semantic Study of “Li”
4．1 Metaphorical Mechanism of Li
4．1．1 Container
4．1．2 Essential Elements of Container Schema
4．1．3 Summary on Meaning of “Li”
4．2 “Li” Emerging in Different Reference Systems
4．2．1 Container Reference
4．2．2 Boundary Reference
4．2．3 Exit／Entrance Reference
4．2．4 The Relation between the Three References
4．3 Mixed Usage Problem between “Li” and Other Spatial Words
4．3．1 “Li”／“Shang”
4．3．2 Interchangeable Usages among “Li”，“Nei” and “Zhong”
Conclusion
References
Appendix C 详细中文摘要
Acknowledgements
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