���xǰ��List of AbbreviationsList of TablesList of FiguresChapter �� Introduction1.1 English C&M Nouns in a Nutshell1.2 Perspectives in C&M Distinctions: English vs. Chinese1.3 Perspectives in English C&M Nouns: Inherent and Dynamic1.4 Effect of Acquired C&M Knowledge on Perspective-taking in Construing Real-world EntitiesChapter �� Empirical and Theoretical Studies of English C&M Nouns2.1 Introduction2.2 Empirical Evidence of L2-English C&M Learning2.3 Theoretical Accounts of C&M Nouns2.4 A Critique of the Theoretical Account of C&M Distinctions2.5 SummaryChapter �� English C&M Distinctions: The Perspective Account3.1 Introduction3.2 Basic Notions of the Cognitive Linguistics3.3 Defining Perspective3.4 Perspectives in C&M Distinctions: A Tripartite Framework3.5 Classifying English C&M Nouns: Inherent Perspectives3.6 Classifying English C-M Mutual Conversions: Dynamic Perspectives3.7 Perspective Encoded in Chinese C&M Distinctions3.8 Perspectives Involved in C&M Distinctions: A Cross-linguistic Comparison3.9 SummaryChapter �� Constraints on L2 Acquisition of English Nouns4.1 Introduction4.2 Constraints on L2 Acquisition of English C&M Nouns4.3 Constructing an L2 Acquisitional Trajectory of English C&M Nouns4.4 Constraints on L2 Acquisition of English C-M Mutual Conversions4.5 Operationalizing Perspective Shifting in C&M Learning4.6 Issues Being Addressed in This Book4.7 Variables Being Investigated in This Book4.8 SummaryChapter �� Perspective Shifting in L2 Learners: Empirical Studies5.1 Introduction5.2 Preliminaries for Target Word Selection5.3 Study 1: Inherent C-M Perspective in L2 Learners5.4 Study 2: Dynamic C-M Perspective in L2 Learners5.5 Study 3: C-M Knowledge and Perspective in Entity Construal5.6 SummaryChapter �� Concluding Words6.1 Introduction6.2 Characterizing English C&M Distinctions in L2 Production6.3 A Unified Account of C&M Learning: Perspective as Mechanism and Outcome6.4 Major Findings6.5 ImplicationsReferencesAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix F