| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Aim and Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Framework of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-27页 |
| ·Polysemy,Homonomy and Monosemy | 第12-15页 |
| ·Traditional Approach to Polysemy | 第15-22页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Polysemy | 第22-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 A Cognitive Approach:The Theoretical Foundation | 第27-48页 |
| ·Fundamental Theory:Categorization and Prototype Theory | 第27-34页 |
| ·Image Schemata and Idealized Cognitive Models(ICMs) | 第34-38页 |
| ·Metaphor and Metaphorical Extension in the Polysemous Category | 第38-42页 |
| ·Metonymy and Metonymical Extension in Polysemy | 第42-45页 |
| ·Co-working of the Mechanisms in Meaning Extension | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Case Study:A Cognitive Analysis of the Polyseme Hand in Chinese and English | 第48-79页 |
| ·Different Senses of "手" in Chinese and "hand' in English | 第48-51页 |
| ·Semantic Extension of "手" in Chnese and "hand" in English | 第51-58页 |
| ·Compare and Contrast of the Chinese and English Hand Term Systems | 第58-74页 |
| ·Cultural Explanation | 第74-77页 |
| ·Summary | 第77-79页 |
| Chapter 5 Application for the Study to English Vocabulary Teaching | 第79-92页 |
| ·Chinese Students' English Vocabulary Learning Problems | 第79-85页 |
| ·Application to the English Vocabulary Teaching | 第85-90页 |
| ·Summary | 第90-92页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第92-94页 |
| ·Summary | 第92-93页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第93页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第93-94页 |
| Bibliography | 第94-100页 |
| Appendix | 第100-101页 |
