Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 A cognitive approach to language
1.2 Phrasal verbs as the research target
1.3 Research goals and methods11
1.4 Overview of the book
Chapter 2 Theoretical orientations
2.1 A review of related theories
2.2 The working theoretical framework
Chapter 3 Arguments over the particle
3.1 The historical development
3.2 Theoretical arguments
3.3 Summary of the chapter
Chapter 4 The semantic network of in and out
4.1 Image schema of CONTAINMENT
4.2 Varieties of the CONTAINMENT image schema
Chapter 5 The semantic network of up and down
5.1 UP and DOWN image schemas
5.2 Varieties of UP and DOWN image schemas
5.3 Summary of the chapter
Chapter 6 Evidence from a psycholinguistic experiment
6.1 Introduction to the processing models in literature
6.2 Null hypothesis
6.3 Experiment procedures
6.4 Results
6.5 Discussions
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Summary of the research
7.2 Limitations and future work
Appendix 1 Sentences used in the experiment of Chapter
Appendix 2 The experiment data
References
Index
