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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1Background of the Study
1.2 Significance of the Study
1.3 Overall Structure of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Semantic Prosody
2.2GeneralColor Terms
2.3Prototype Theory and Categorization
2.4PreviousStudies onSemantic Prosodyof Color Termsat Home and Abroad
Chapter 3ResearchMethodology
3.1Research Questions
3.2ResearchInstrumentsand Subjects
3.3Research procedure:Data Collection and Analysis
Chapter 4 Analysis of General Color Terms’ Semantic Prosody based on Prototype Theory
4.1 Significant Collocates of General Color Terms
4.2 Similarities and Differences in General Color Terms’ Semantic Prosodiesin English and Chinese
4.3 Prototypical Analysis for the Similarities and Differences in the Semantic Prosodies of General Color Terms
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Research Findings
5.2 Implications of the Research
5.3 Limitations of the Research
5.4 Suggestions for Further Research
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