| Acknowledgements | 第4-6页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-11页 |
| Table of Contents | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-21页 |
| 1.1 Motivation for the Research | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodologies | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3.1 Qualitative Approach | 第18页 |
| 1.3.2 Corpus-based Approach | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3.3 Combination of Descriptive and Interpretative Approaches | 第19页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-28页 |
| 2.1 Studies of HBPT from the Cognitive Perspective Abroad | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2 Studies of HBPT from the Cognitive Perspective at Home | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 Comments on the Previous Studies about HBPT | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-41页 |
| 3.1 The Embodied Philosophy | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2 Traditional Views about Metaphor and Metonymy | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Traditional Views about Metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Traditional Views about Metonymy | 第31-33页 |
| 3.3 Cognitive Views about Metaphor and Metonymy | 第33-38页 |
| 3.3.1 Cognitive View about Metaphor | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Cognitive View about Metonymy | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3.3 Interactions between Metaphor and Metonymy: Metaphtonymy | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four The Metaphorical and Metonymic Study of Mouth (Kou/Zui) | 第41-79页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection | 第41-44页 |
| 4.2 The Basic Meanings of Mouth (Kou/Zui) | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 The Metaphorical Study of “Mouth (Kou/Zui)” in English and Chinese | 第45-49页 |
| 4.3.1 Metaphor of Mouth Based on its Position | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Metaphor of Mouth Based on its Function | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3.3 Metaphor of Mouth Based on its Appearance and Shape | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4 The Metonymic Study of “Mouth (Kou/Zui)” in English and Chinese | 第49-62页 |
| 4.4.1 Mouth for Person or Family Member | 第50-51页 |
| 4.4.2 Mouth for Eating | 第51-52页 |
| 4.4.3 Mouth for Food | 第52-53页 |
| 4.4.4 Mouth for Taste | 第53页 |
| 4.4.5 Mouth for Living | 第53-54页 |
| 4.4.6 Mouth for Speaking | 第54-55页 |
| 4.4.7 Mouth for Speech or Utterance | 第55-57页 |
| 4.4.8 Mouth for Lips | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.9 Mouth for Face or Cheek | 第58页 |
| 4.4.10 Mouth for Age of Livestock | 第58-59页 |
| 4.4.11 Mouth for the Ability to Control a Horse by Bit | 第59页 |
| 4.4.12 Mouth for Chewing Force | 第59-60页 |
| 4.4.13 Physical Action Performed by Mouth Stands for Emotions | 第60-61页 |
| 4.4.14 Physical Action for Result | 第61-62页 |
| 4.5 The Metaphtonymy Study of “Mouth (Kou/Zui)” in English and Chinese | 第62-73页 |
| 4.5.1 Metaphor from Metonymy | 第63-69页 |
| 4.5.2 Metonymy within Metaphor | 第69-73页 |
| 4.6 The Contrastive Study of “Mouth (Kou/Zui)” in English and Chinese | 第73-78页 |
| 4.6.1 Similarities and Dissimilarities between English and Chinese | 第73-75页 |
| 4.6.2 Causes for Similarities and Dissimilarities between English and Chinese | 第75-76页 |
| 4.6.3 Metonymy is More Basic and Important than Metaphor | 第76-78页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第78-79页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第79-82页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第79-80页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions | 第80-82页 |
| References | 第82-88页 |
| Appendix I | 第88页 |
