| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-25页 |
| ·Polysemy Research in Cognitive Semantics | 第16-21页 |
| ·Metaphor in Meaning Extension | 第16-17页 |
| ·Meaning Extension | 第16-17页 |
| ·Cognitive Process in Polysemization:Metaphor | 第17页 |
| ·Definitions of Polysemy | 第17-18页 |
| ·Traditional Research on Polysemy | 第18-20页 |
| ·Cognitive Research on Polysemy | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Polysemy of Perception Verb SEE | 第21-25页 |
| ·Classification of English Verbs | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies on Perception Verb SEE | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第25-40页 |
| ·An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 第25页 |
| ·Philosophical Basis of Cognitive Linguistics | 第25-27页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第27-32页 |
| ·Definition | 第27-28页 |
| ·Properties | 第28-29页 |
| ·Classification | 第29-31页 |
| ·Functions | 第31-32页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第32-40页 |
| ·Definition and Nature | 第32-33页 |
| ·Features | 第33-34页 |
| ·Classification | 第34-36页 |
| ·Working Mechanism | 第36-37页 |
| ·Cognitive Functions | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive Analysis of the Polysemy of Perception Verb SEE | 第40-57页 |
| ·Meanings of Perception Verb SEE | 第40-44页 |
| ·Distinction between Original and Extended Meanings of SEE | 第40-41页 |
| ·Image Schema of SEE | 第41页 |
| ·Extended Meanings of SEE | 第41-44页 |
| ·Extended Meanings Connected with Reliability, and Assurance | 第42-43页 |
| ·Extended Meanings Connected with the Intellect or Mental Activity | 第43页 |
| ·Extended Meanings Connected with Social Relationships | 第43-44页 |
| ·Extended Meanings Connected with Hearing | 第44页 |
| ·Cognitive Processes in the Polysemization of Perception Verb SEE | 第44-55页 |
| ·Mapping from Sensory to Material World Domain | 第45-49页 |
| ·Mapping from Sensory to Cognitive Domain | 第49-52页 |
| ·Mapping from Sensory to Social Interactional Domain | 第52-54页 |
| ·Mapping across Sensory Domains | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| ·Summary of the Thesis | 第57-58页 |
| ·Implications for English Teaching | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
