| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chaper One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Significance and Purpose of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Emergent Meaning | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 The Definition of N-N Compound | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies of English & Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds | 第17-23页 |
| 2.3.1 The Studies of N-N compounds at Home | 第17-20页 |
| 2.3.2 The Studies of N-N Compounds Abroad | 第20-23页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework of the Emergent Meaning Construction | 第24-35页 |
| 3.1 Conceptual Integration Theory (CIT) | 第24-27页 |
| 3.1.1 The Network Model of CIT | 第24-25页 |
| 3.1.2 The Process of Conceptual Integration | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.3 Taxonomy of Integration Networks | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 The Theory of Lexical Concepts and Cognitive Models (LCCM) | 第27-30页 |
| 3.3 The Theory of Qualia Structure | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4 A Proposed Model for the Construction of Emergent Meaning | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Emergent Meaning Construction of N-N Compounds | 第35-50页 |
| 4.1 Classifications of N-N Compounds | 第35-39页 |
| 4.1.1 Liu Zhengguang's Classifications of N-N Compounds | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Bencze's Classifications of N-N Compounds | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.3 A Modified Classifications of N-N Compounds | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 Applications of the Proposed Model to the Analysis of the Emergent Meaning Construction of N-N Compounds | 第39-49页 |
| 4.2.1 The Compositional N-N Compounds | 第39页 |
| 4.2.2 The Blending N-N Compounds | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2.3 Metaphor-and/or Metonymy-Based N-N compounds | 第41-49页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| 5.1 A Brief Summary of the Study | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 Findings of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第52-53页 |
| References | 第53-57页 |
