| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| 1.3 Research Scope and Methods | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Research Purpose and Significance | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two: Theoretical Framework | 第17-25页 |
| 2.1 Polysemy and Its Motivations | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Structural Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Orientational Conceptual Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2.3 Ontological Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Conceptual Metonymy | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three: Lexical Meanings of "eat" and "(?)" | 第25-36页 |
| 3.1 Basic Meanings of "eat" and "(?)" | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Basic Meanings of "eat | 第25页 |
| 3.1.2 Basic Meanings of "(?) | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2 Extended Meanings of "eat" and "(?)" | 第26-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Extended Meanings of "eat" | 第26-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Extended Meanings of "(?)" | 第31-34页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four: Semantic Analysis of "eat" and "(?)" | 第36-63页 |
| 4.1 [+ANIMATE] as NP1 | 第36-54页 |
| 4.1.1 "Human" as NP1 | 第36-50页 |
| 4.1.1.1 "Solid/Liquid/Gas" as NP2 | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.1.2 "Objects" as NP2 | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.1.3 "Events" as NP2 | 第40-42页 |
| 4.1.1.4 "Space" as NP2 | 第42页 |
| 4.1.1.5 "Abstraction" as NP2 | 第42-46页 |
| 4.1.1.6 "Animals" as NP2 | 第46-47页 |
| 4.1.1.7 "Human" as NP2 | 第47-50页 |
| 4.1.2 "Animal" as NP1 | 第50-54页 |
| 4.1.2.1 "Solid/Liquid/Gas" as NP2 | 第50-51页 |
| 4.1.2.2 "Human" as NP2 | 第51-52页 |
| 4.1.2.3 "Animal" as NP2 | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2 [-ANIMATE] as NP1 | 第54-60页 |
| 4.2.1 "Objects" as NP1 | 第54-57页 |
| 4.2.1.1 "Objects" as NP2 | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2.1.2 "Human" as NP2 | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.1.3 "Space" as NP2 | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.2 "Events" as NP1 | 第57-59页 |
| 4.2.2.1 "Objects" as NP2 | 第57-58页 |
| 4.2.2.2 "Abstraction" as NP2 | 第58-59页 |
| 4.2.3 "Abstraction" as NP1 | 第59-60页 |
| 4.3 Features of Meaning Extensions of "eat" and "(?)" | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Reference | 第65-69页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第69页 |
