| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-9页 |
| A List of Tables and Figures | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12页 |
| ·Research Questions of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Definition of Terms | 第13-14页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics | 第13页 |
| ·Grammar | 第13-14页 |
| ·Purposes of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Theoretical Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·The Practical Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Studies of Grammar | 第16-21页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16页 |
| ·Previous English Grammar Studies | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous Chinese Grammar Studies | 第18-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis for the Study of Temporal and Spatial Systems | 第21-25页 |
| ·Introduction | 第21页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Cognitive Grammar | 第21-22页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis for the Study of Cognitive Grammar | 第22-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis for the Study of Temporal and Spatial Domains | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Four Grammatical Functions of the Temporal System in English and Chinese | 第25-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第25页 |
| ·Definition of Iconicity | 第25-26页 |
| ·Peirce's View of Iconicity and a Cognitive Linguistic Perspective on Iconicity | 第26-31页 |
| ·Peirce's View of Iconicity | 第26-29页 |
| ·A Cognitive Linguistic View of Iconicity | 第29-31页 |
| ·Principle of Sequential Order Iconicity in English Structures | 第31-34页 |
| ·Principle of Sequential Order Iconicity in Chinese Structures | 第34-35页 |
| ·Comparison between English and Chinese Sequential Order Iconicity | 第35-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Grammatical Functions of the Spatial System in English and Chinese | 第42-55页 |
| ·Introduction | 第42页 |
| ·Definition of Image Schema | 第42-43页 |
| ·An Image-schematic Comparison between English and Chinese Prepositions | 第43-49页 |
| ·Definitions of Figure and Ground | 第49-50页 |
| ·A Comparison of Figure and Ground in English and Chinese Syntax | 第50-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Six Transformation of Spatial and Temporal Systems in English and Chinese | 第55-64页 |
| ·Introduction | 第55页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor and Grammaticalization | 第55-56页 |
| ·Spatial System Transformed to Temporal System | 第56-60页 |
| ·Temporal System Transformed to Spatial System | 第60-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Implications | 第64-66页 |
| ·Limitations | 第66-67页 |
| References | 第67-72页 |
| Appendix | 第72-73页 |
