Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Terminology 1
1.2 Background and motivation 8
1.3 Methodology 11
1.4 Organizational structure 15
Chapter 2 Literature Review 18
2.1 Approaches studying L1 influence on L2 acquisition research 18
2.2 Influential methodologies in L2 acquisition 22
2.3 Emergence of contemporary CL approach 33
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework 54
3.1 Theories of metaphor 54
3.2 The conceptual metaphor theory 61
3.3 The image schema theory 73
3.4 Hierarchical framework 114
Chapter 4 Theoretical Support 118
4.1 Supports from dual coding theory 118
4.2 Supports from trace theory of memory 130
4.3 Supports from psychological reality of hierarchical structures 132
Chapter 5 Methodology:An Empirical Study of Chinese EFL Learners 138
5.1 Objective 138
5.2 Research questions and hypotheses 140
5.3 Research design 144
5.4 Instruments 147
Chapter 6 Data Collection 150
6.1 Introduction:Four classroom experiments 150
6.2 Experiment 1 for hypothesis 1 152
6.3 Experiment 2 for hypothesis 2 159
6.4 Experiment 3 for hypothesis 3 164
6.5 Experiment 4 for hypothesis 4 169
Chapter 7 Data Analysis 173
7.1 Introduction:Minitab one-way ANOVA versus Group 173
7.2 Minitab one-way ANOVA:Proficiency test 173
7.3 Minitab one-way ANOVA:Four classroom experiments 176
7.4 Minitab one-way ANOVA:The final comprehensive test for Hypothesis 5 201
7.5 Minitab one-way ANOVA:The follow-up test six months after four experiments 208
Chapter 8 Conclusions and Implications 215
8.1 An overview of the present study 215
8.2 A summary of the results from data analysis 216
8.3 A summary of major findings of the present study 221
8.4 Conclusions and implications 223
8.5 Limitations of the present study 241
8.6 Recommendations for further studies 244
References 248