| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Motivation of the Study | 第8页 |
| ·Research Scope of the Thesis | 第8-9页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology of This Study | 第9页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第11-15页 |
| ·Denial of “Degree Adverb+ Noun”Structure | 第11-12页 |
| ·Acceptance of “Degree Adverb+ Noun”Structure | 第12-13页 |
| ·Explanation of “Degree Adverb+ Noun”Structure | 第13-14页 |
| ·Summary | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Background for the Study of “Degree Adverb+ Noun”Structure | 第15-27页 |
| ·Metonymy | 第15-19页 |
| ·Metonymy is a Cognitive Process | 第15-16页 |
| ·Metonymy---Mapping Within an Idealized Cognitive Model (ICM) | 第16-18页 |
| ·Metonymy is a Process of Meaning Elaboration | 第18-19页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第19-26页 |
| ·Mental Spaces | 第20-21页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第21-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Cognitive Linguistic Approaches to “Degree Adverb+ Noun”Structure | 第27-51页 |
| ·Aspects about “Degree Adverb + Noun”Structure | 第27-36页 |
| ·Scope and Types of Degree Adverb in “Degree Adverb+ Noun” | 第27-28页 |
| ·Types of Nouns in “Degree Adverb + Noun”Structure | 第28-30页 |
| ·Characteristics of Adverbs and Nouns in “Degree Adverb+ Noun”Structure | 第30-33页 |
| ·Constraints of “Degree Adverb+ Noun”Structure | 第33-36页 |
| ·Metonymic Approach to the Nouns in “Degree Adverb+ Noun”Structure | 第36-40页 |
| ·Marked Metonymic Mapping | 第37-38页 |
| ·Unmarked Metonymic Mapping | 第38-40页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Approach to “Degree Adverb + Noun”Structure | 第40-47页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Approach to “Degree Adverb + Proper Noun”Structure | 第41-44页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Approach to “Degree Adverb + Abstract Noun”Structure | 第44-45页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Approach to “Degree Adverb +Concrete Noun”Structure | 第45-47页 |
| ·Complementarity of Metonymic and Conceptual Blending Approaches to Illustrate “Degree Adverb + Noun”Structure | 第47-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-52页 |
| References | 第52-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix A: The Chinese Version of the Examples (Words and Phrases) | 第57-63页 |
| Appendix B: The Chinese Version of the Examples (Sentences) | 第63-64页 |
| Informative Chinese Abstract | 第64-68页 |
| Résuméand Publications since Entering the Program | 第68页 |
