| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Symbols and Typographical Conventions | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese Version) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (English Version) | 第7-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter 2 A Theoretical Overview of Studies on Word and Polysemy | 第15-29页 |
| ·Word Form and Word Meaning | 第15-20页 |
| ·Polysemy | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Polysemy | 第21-26页 |
| ·Reasons of Researching Polysemy from Diachronic and Cognitive Perspectives | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 A Diachronic Perspective of Polysemy | 第29-41页 |
| ·Diachronic Change of Word Meanings | 第29-34页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of the Relation between the Form and the Meanings of a Polyseme | 第34页 |
| ·The Relation between the Form and the Meanings of a Polyseme in Contexts | 第34-36页 |
| ·A Probe to the Relation between Meanings of a Polyseme | 第36-38页 |
| ·Polysemy: From Diachrony to Synchrony | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 4 A Cognitive Perspective of Polysemy | 第41-62页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics and Polysemy | 第41-42页 |
| ·Categorization, Metonymy and Metaphor | 第42-43页 |
| ·Polysemy as Categorization | 第43-47页 |
| ·Metonymy and Metaphor: Two Processes Polysemization | 第47-54页 |
| ·Metonymy and Metaphor: Universal Cognitive Abilities in Polysemization - A Field Study | 第54-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-68页 |
| Appendix | 第68-69页 |
