声明
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Research
1.2 Purpose of the Research
1.3 Layout of the paper
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Studies of spatial words from semantic perspective
2.2 Study of spatial words from cognitive perspective
Chapter Three Theoretical framework
3.1 Image Schema
3.2 Trajector-landmark Theory
3.3 Metaphorical Mapping
3.4 Linguistic Markedness
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 Research question
4.2 Data Collection
Chapter Five Symmetry and Asymmetry of Nei/Wai and In/out
5.1.1 Symmetry of In and Out in Spatial meaning
5.1.2 Symmetry of In and Out in Metaphorical domain of State
5.2 Semantic Asymmetry of In and Out
5.2.1 The Domain of Scope
5.2.2 The Domain of Time
5.2.3 The Domain of Manner
5.2.4 The Domain of logical relationship
5.2.5 The domain of aspect
5.3 Semantic Symmetry of Nei and Wai
5.3.1 Semantic Symmetry of Nei and Wai in SpatialMeaning
5.3.2 Symmetry of Nei and Wai in Metaphorical Meaning
5.4 Semantic Asymmetry of Nei and Wai
5.4.1 Time
5.4.2 Social relationship
5.5 Comparison of Nei/Wai and In/Out
5.5.2 The reason for similarities and differences
Chapter Six Comparison of Chinese and English Spatial Antonym
6.1.2 Metaphorical Meaning of Nei/wai
6.1.3 Spatial meaning of in/out
6.1.4 Metaphorical meaning of in/out
6.2 Comparison of Domains Conveyed by Spatial Antonym and its Components
6.2.1 Comparison of Domains conveyed by Nei/wai,Nei and Wai
6.2.2 Comparison of domains conveyed by In/out,In and Out
6.3 Comparison of English and Chinese Spatial Antonym
6.3.2 Reason for Similarities and Differences
Chapter Seven Conclusion
7.1 Major Findings
7.2 Limitation of the thesis
Bibliography