| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of This Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Structure of This Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| ·Definitions of Euphemisms | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Euphemisms | 第19-24页 |
| ·Traditional studies of euphemisms | 第19-23页 |
| ·Cognitive studies of euphemisms | 第23-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Death Euphemisms | 第24-27页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Four Types of Blending Networks | 第28-31页 |
| ·Simplex network | 第28-29页 |
| ·Mirror network | 第29-30页 |
| ·Single-scope network | 第30页 |
| ·Double-scope network | 第30-31页 |
| ·Previous Discourse Studies from the Perspective of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第31-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第36-40页 |
| ·The Corpus Description | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data Retrieval | 第37-38页 |
| ·Procedure of Data Analysis | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Classification of Death Euphemisms from the Perspective of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第40-64页 |
| ·Distribution Pattern | 第40-43页 |
| ·Four Kinds of Death Euphemisms based on Blending Networks | 第43-62页 |
| ·Simplex network based death euphemisms | 第47-50页 |
| ·Mirror network based death euphemisms | 第50-53页 |
| ·Single-scope network based death euphemisms | 第53-58页 |
| ·Double-scope network based death euphemisms | 第58-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-70页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64-67页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第67-69页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-74页 |
| Article Published During M.A. Study | 第74-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75页 |
