| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background to the study | 第11页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aims and objectives | 第12-13页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第13页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-24页 |
| ·Introductory remarks | 第15页 |
| ·Imitation word as a rhetorical device | 第15-19页 |
| ·Definitions of parody | 第15-17页 |
| ·Classifications of parody and imitation words | 第17-18页 |
| ·Functions of parody and imitation words | 第18-19页 |
| ·Imitation words as culture shock | 第19-21页 |
| ·Imitation words as a metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three OVERVIEWS OF IMITATION WORDS AND METAPHORIZATION OF NEW CHINESE IMITATION WORDS | 第24-31页 |
| ·Nonce word, parody and imitation words | 第24-26页 |
| ·Nonce word | 第24-25页 |
| ·Parody | 第25页 |
| ·Imitation words | 第25-26页 |
| ·Prevalence of new Chinese imitation words | 第26-28页 |
| ·Reasons for popularity of Chinese imitation words | 第28-31页 |
| ·Rule of the language development | 第28-29页 |
| ·Analogical feature of thinking | 第29-30页 |
| ·Humorous need for social psychology | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Four COGNITIVE ANALYSIS OF NEW CHINESE CYBER IMITATION WORDS | 第31-46页 |
| ·Overview of cognitive linguistics | 第31-37页 |
| ·definition of metaphor | 第32-33页 |
| ·the essence of metaphor | 第33页 |
| ·working mechanisms of metaphors | 第33-37页 |
| ·Classification of new Chinese cyber imitation words | 第37-46页 |
| ·Semantic imitation words | 第37-42页 |
| ·Homophonic imitation words | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Five TRANSLATION STRATIGIES OF NEW CHINESE IMITAITION WORDS | 第46-53页 |
| ·Translation views of cognitive linguistics | 第46-47页 |
| ·Characteristics of translations from the perspective of cognitive linguistics | 第47-48页 |
| ·Experiencing character of translation | 第47页 |
| ·Interactive character of translation | 第47-48页 |
| ·Creative character of translation | 第48页 |
| ·Translation of new Chinese imitation words with examples | 第48-53页 |
| ·Cognitive translation for semantic imitation words | 第48-51页 |
| ·Transliteration and annotation for homophonic imitation words | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitation and suggestions for future research | 第54-55页 |
| Works Cited | 第55-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-60页 |
