| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 2 Traditional View versus Cognitive View of Metonymy | 第10-17页 |
| 2.1 Traditional View of Metonymy | 第10-13页 |
| 2.2 Cognitive View of Metonymy | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter 3 Definition, Nature and Pragmatic Categories of Metonymy | 第17-37页 |
| 3.1 The definition of metonymy | 第17-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Previous studies of metonymy | 第18-20页 |
| 3.1.2 Distinguishing Metonymy from Metaphor | 第20-28页 |
| 3.2 Nature of Metonymy | 第28-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Metonymy as a process of meaning elaboration | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Metonymy as a Referential Phenomenon | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.3 Metonymy as operating within Idealized Cognitive Model (ICM) | 第32-35页 |
| 3.3 Pragmatic Categories of metonymy | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Cognitive Mechanism of Metonymy | 第37-46页 |
| 4.1 Cognitive Reference Points | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2 Conceptual prominence of the Metonymic Target | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Metonymy and Conceptual Blending | 第40-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-50页 |
