The paper,first of all,expounds the development and the major points of the theory.Then it makes a profound discussion of the cognitive properties and the motivations of the prototypical categories.

• 介绍了原型理论的产生和基本观点,探讨了原型范畴的认知特性和认知理据,并指出范畴化实际上是一种体现人们经验现实的人类认知行为。