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A COGNITIVE STUDY OF THROUGH A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for Degree of Master of Arts By Dong Shanshan Under the Supervision of Associate Professor Zhou Shujun School of Foreign Languages Jiangsu University of Science and Technology May, 2013 I I PAGE PAGE VI Acknowledgements The author is very grateful to all people who have given their unselfish assistance for the accomplishment of the thesis. First of all, the author should like to thank in particular Professor Zhou Shujun, the supervisor of the author, who gave the author consistent and conscientious help in selecting the research subject, recommending materials and sources, checking and proofreading the draft from the very beginning to the end of the writing. Further acknowledgements arc made to all the professors and teachers in the Department of Foreign Language whose enlightening lectures have benefited the author a lot in academic study. They also influence the author a lot in forming active and positive attitude towards academic research. Special thanks go to all the classmates and friends who helped a lot during the writing and editing period. Especially, the author wants to mention the following ones: Xu Yang helps a lot in finding important and necessary materials for the author. Ma Qing, Li Xin and other friends encourage the author to carry on when the research is in a dilemma and influence the author with their optimistic attitude. An Ruipeng is very warmhearted in helping the author do the editing of the whole thesis carefully. Finally, the author wants to show her gratitude to her parents. They give their constant support to the author throughout the postgraduate study and the thesis writing process. Their love and care give the author strength and power to run for further achievements in academy. Ab Abstract Abstract Abstract Owing to the complexity and diversity of semantic meanings of prepositions, traditional linguistic theories consider that semantic me