随着认知语言学的发展,原型理论逐渐发展成熟起来,并对外语学习的相关领域有一定的理论和实践价值。原型理论对当前的英语词汇习得有如下启示:重视基本范畴词汇习得;重视使用原型范畴构词法扩大词汇量;重视以原型词为基点的同义词学习;重视原型理论指导下的多义范畴;重视隐转喻对词义扩展的作用。 With the development of cognitive linguistics, the theory of prototype gradually develops and matures, and has certain theoretical and practical value in the related fields of foreign language learning. Prototype theory has the following enlightenment on the current English vocabulary acquisition: emphasizing vocabulary acquisition of basic categories; emphasizing the use of prototype category word formation to expand vocabulary; attaching importance to synonym learning based on prototype words; attaching importance to polysemy under the guidance of prototype theory; The Role of Metaphors in Expansion of Word Meaning.