| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| List of Figures | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Table of Contents | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Methodology | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-25页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of the Idiom | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of the Idiom in Chinese | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Definitions of the Idiom in English | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Traditional Approaches to Idiomaticity | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies of Idioms in China | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies of Idioms in Western Countries | 第20-23页 |
| 2.3 Cognitive Approaches to Idiom Research | 第23-24页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three The Theoretical Foundation of the Motivation of Idioms | 第25-38页 |
| 3.1 Metaphor | 第25-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Traditional Views about Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.2 Cognitive Views about Metaphor | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2 Metonymy | 第28-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Traditional Views anout Metonymy | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Cognitive Views about Metonymy | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3 Differences between Metaphor and Metonymy | 第31-33页 |
| 3.4 The Prismatic Model Proposed by Geeraerts | 第33-37页 |
| 3.4.1 Isomorphism and Motivation | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4.2 Three Cases in the Prismatic Model | 第34-37页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four The Cognitive Analysis of Chinese and English idioms Based on the Prismatic Model | 第38-60页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 Some Variations of the Three Cases in the Prismatic Model | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3 Cognitive Analysis of Equivalent Idioms in the Three Cases of the Prismatic Model | 第42-51页 |
| 4.3.1 The Interaction between Metaphor and Metonymy Occurring Consecutively | 第42-46页 |
| 4.3.2 The Interaction between Metaphor and Metonymy Occurring in Parallel | 第46-49页 |
| 4.3.3 The Interaction between Metaphor and Metonymy Occurring Interchangeably | 第49-51页 |
| 4.4 Different Interactions in Chinese and English Equivalent Idioms | 第51-56页 |
| 4.5 Major Findings | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| 5.1 Realization of the Thesis | 第60-62页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第62-63页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Prospects | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
