| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| 0.1 Background of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| 0.2 Objectives of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| 0.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第17-37页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies of Political Euphemisms | 第17-28页 |
| 1.1.1 Previous Studies of Political Euphemisms Abroad | 第19-24页 |
| 1.1.2 Previous Studies of Political Euphemisms at Home | 第24-28页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies of Conceptual Metonymy | 第28-35页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies of Conceptual Metonymy Abroad | 第29-33页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies of Conceptual Metonymy at Home | 第33-35页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis | 第37-51页 |
| 2.1 Conceptual Metonymy | 第37-43页 |
| 2.1.1 Metonymy as a Conceptual Phenomenon | 第38-39页 |
| 2.1.2 Metonymy as a Cognitive Process | 第39-41页 |
| 2.1.3 Metonymy Within an Idealized Cognitive Model | 第41-43页 |
| 2.2 Configurations in Conceptual Metonymy | 第43-50页 |
| 2.2.1 Whole-Part Configuration | 第44-47页 |
| 2.2.2 Part-Part Configuration | 第47-50页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Three Generation of Political Euphemisms in The State ofthe Union Addresses under Whole-Part Configurations | 第51-77页 |
| 3.1 Thing-Part Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第52-56页 |
| 3.2 Object-Substance Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第56-60页 |
| 3.3 Event-Subevent Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第60-67页 |
| 3.4 Category-Member Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第67-71页 |
| 3.5 Category-Property Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第71-75页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第75-77页 |
| Chapter Four Generation of Political Euphemisms in The State of theUnion Addresses under Part-Part Configurations | 第77-95页 |
| 4.1 Cause-Effect Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第78-82页 |
| 4.2 Action-Agent Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第82-85页 |
| 4.3 Possessor-Possessed Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第85-87页 |
| 4.4 Container-Contents Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第87-91页 |
| 4.5 Place-Institution Configuration in Political Euphemisms | 第91-93页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第93-95页 |
| Conclusion | 第95-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-105页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第105-107页 |
