摘要 5-6 Abstract 6-7 List of Tables 10-11 List of Figures 11-12 Chapter 1 Introduction 12-15 1.1 Background of the Research 12-13 1.2 Preliminary Objectives of the Research 13 1.3 The Significance of the Research 13 1.4 Organization of the Thesis 13-15 Chapter 2 Literature Review 15-23 2.1 Related Theories of Categorization 15-17 2.1.1 Classical Theory 15-16 2.1.2 Prototype Theory 16 2.1.3 Decategorization Theory 16-17 2.2 Three Levels of Category 17-19 2.2.1 Basic-level Categories 17-18 2.2.2 Superordinate Categories 18-19 2.2.3 Subordinate Categories 19 2.3 Developmental Order of Children’s Category 19-22 2.3.1 Basic-level Categories Develop First 19-21 2.3.2 Superordinate Categories Develop First 21-22 2.4 Summary 22-23 Chapter 3 Methodology 23-34 3.1 The Purpose of Present Study 23 3.2 Corpora Study 23-26 3.2.1 Corpora Study for Mandarin Chinese 23-25 3.2.2 Corpora Study for French 25-26 3.3 Control Experiments 26-33 3.3.1 Participants 26 3.3.2 Stimuli 26-29 3.3.3 Procedures 29-32 3.3.4 Data Collection 32 3.3.5 Data Treatment 32-33 3.4 Summary 33-34 Chapter 4 Data Presentation and Results 34-51 4.1 Data Presentation and Results of the Corpora 34-43 4.1.1 Data Presentation and Results of Chinese Corpora 34-39 4.1.2 Data Presentation and Results of French Corpora 39-43 4.2 Data Presentation and Results of the Control Experiments 43-50 4.3 Summary 50-51 Chapter 5 Major Findings and Discussion 51-56 5.1 Major Findings 51-53 5.2 General Discussion of the Results 53-56 Conclusion 56-58 References 58-62 Appendix A 攻读学位期间发表的论文 62-63 Appendix B Picture Names Used in the Experiments 63-68 Appendix C The Original Data of Control Experiments 68-76 Appendix D Chen’s (2005: 25-26) Segmentation Criteria 76-77 Appendix E 详细中文摘要 77-80 Acknowledgements 80 |
