| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Objectives of the Thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Dimensions of Conceptual Metonymy | 第15-27页 |
| ·An Overview of Previous Studies on Metonymy | 第15-19页 |
| ·Rhetorical Perspective on Metonymy | 第15-17页 |
| ·Semantic Perspective on Metonymy | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Perspective on Metonymy | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Three Fundamental Cognitive Features of Metonymy | 第19-22页 |
| ·Metonymy as a Significant Form of Human Cognition | 第19-20页 |
| ·Metonymy as a Cognitive Process of Two-way Construal | 第20-21页 |
| ·Metonymy Operating within an ICM | 第21-22页 |
| ·A Working Definition of Conceptual Metonymy | 第22-26页 |
| ·Conceptual Contiguity: the Grounding of Conceptual Metonymy | 第23-25页 |
| ·Distinguishing Conceptual Metonymy from Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 The Textual Function of Conceptual Metonymy | 第27-48页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy as a Means of Discourse Rhetoric | 第27-30页 |
| ·Defining Discourse Rhetoric | 第27-28页 |
| ·Discourse Rhetoric and Text-linguistics | 第28-29页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy Functioning in Textual Communication | 第29-30页 |
| ·Textual Function | 第30-36页 |
| ·Textual Function and Its Three Subsystems | 第30-33页 |
| ·Coherence and Textual Function | 第33-36页 |
| ·The Textual Function by virtue of Conceptual Metonymy | 第36-47页 |
| ·The Cohesive Power of Conceptual Metonymy | 第36-40页 |
| ·The Contribution of Conceptual Metonymy to Coherence | 第40-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 4 The Cognitive Conditions for Conceptual Metonymy to be Textually Functional | 第48-62页 |
| ·A Basic Assumption | 第48页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy and Knowledge Structures | 第48-56页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy and Frames | 第49-50页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy and Scenarios | 第50-51页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy and Schemata | 第51-54页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy and Scripts | 第54-56页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy and Idealized Cognitive Models (ICMs) | 第56-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Summary of the Thesis | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research | 第63-64页 |
| ·Recommendations for Future Research | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-70页 |
| Appendix 攻读学位期间发表的论文 | 第70-71页 |
