| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.Definitions of Eponym | 第13-15页 |
| 2.Significance of Studying Eponym | 第15-16页 |
| 3.Research Methods | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·Studies on Eponym at Home and Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis:Conceptual Metonymy in Cognitive Linguistics | 第19-29页 |
| ·An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 第19-22页 |
| ·Definitions of Metonymy | 第22-26页 |
| ·Idealized Cognitive Model | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 2 Origins of Eponym from a Cultural Perspective | 第29-49页 |
| ·Cultural Elements in Semantic Change | 第29-31页 |
| ·Origins of Eponym and Culture | 第31-47页 |
| ·Personal Name | 第32-44页 |
| ·Eponym from Imaginary People in Literature and Religion | 第32-35页 |
| ·Eponym from Real People in Natural Science | 第35-39页 |
| ·Eponym from Real People in Social Science | 第39-43页 |
| ·Eponym from Common People in Daily Life | 第43-44页 |
| ·Eponym from Place Name | 第44-45页 |
| ·Eponym from Trade Name | 第45-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 3 Metonymy:Internal Mechanism of Eponym | 第49-66页 |
| ·Proper Noun and Eponym | 第49-52页 |
| ·Metonymy:Internal Mechanism of Eponym | 第52-58页 |
| ·Metonymic Transfer Process | 第53-56页 |
| ·Loss or Losing of the Source in Eponym | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| ·Applications of Eponym | 第58-66页 |
| ·Eponymous Nouns | 第58-61页 |
| ·Eponymous Verbs | 第61-63页 |
| ·Eponymous Adjectives and Adverbs | 第63-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter 4 Forms and Development of Eponym | 第66-73页 |
| ·Forms of Eponym | 第66-70页 |
| ·Simple Eponyms | 第66-67页 |
| ·Derivatives of Eponym | 第67-69页 |
| ·Other Forms of Eponym | 第69-70页 |
| ·Development of Eponym | 第70-73页 |
| ·Small Letter | 第70-71页 |
| ·Capital Letter | 第71页 |
| ·Coexistence of the Two Forms | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter 5 Eponym in Chinese | 第73-80页 |
| ·Some Reflections on Eponym in Chinese | 第73-76页 |
| ·Characteristics of Eponym in Chinese | 第76-78页 |
| ·Similarities of Eponym both in Chinese and English | 第76-77页 |
| ·Differences of Eponym between Chinese and English | 第77-78页 |
| ·Summary | 第78-80页 |
| Conclusion | 第80-82页 |
| References | 第82-86页 |
