| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·The Object of Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Methodology | 第16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第16页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| ·Introductory Remarks | 第18页 |
| ·The Study of Transferred Epithet inside Rhetorical Field | 第18-24页 |
| ·Different Definitions of Transferred Epithet | 第19页 |
| ·Classifications of Transferred Epithet | 第19-21页 |
| ·Functions of Transferred Epithet | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Study of Transferred Epithet outside Rhetorical Field | 第24-28页 |
| ·Pragmatic Study on Transferred Epithet | 第25-26页 |
| ·Cognitive Study on Transferred Epithet | 第26-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第29-52页 |
| ·General Remarks | 第29页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第29-40页 |
| ·Brief Recall of Cognitive Linguistics | 第29-31页 |
| ·Gestalt Theory | 第31-34页 |
| ·Mental Models | 第34-36页 |
| ·Stereotypical Relations | 第36-38页 |
| ·Two Dimensions of Proximity and Similarity | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Mental Model-Based Pragmatic Reasoning Hypothesis | 第40-45页 |
| ·Refinement of Mental-Model Based Reasoning Model | 第45-51页 |
| ·Intentionality and Intentional Explanation | 第45-49页 |
| ·Autonomy/Dependency Alignment | 第49-51页 |
| ·Summary of the Theoretical Framework | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Four Transferred Epithet Revisited | 第52-57页 |
| ·Lead-in Remarks | 第52页 |
| ·The Definition of Transferred Epithet | 第52页 |
| ·The Classification of Transferred Epithet | 第52-55页 |
| ·MR of Human and MT of Objects | 第53-54页 |
| ·MR of an Object and MT of another Object | 第54-55页 |
| ·MR of Objects and MT of Human | 第55页 |
| ·The Derivation Relation between the OC and the GC | 第55-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter Five Production and Understanding of Transferred Epithet | 第57-66页 |
| ·Introductory Remarks | 第57页 |
| ·Proximity | 第57-59页 |
| ·Intentionality | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Exploration of the Underlying Mechanism of the Production anf Understanding of Transferred Epithet | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Production of Transferred Epithet | 第60-61页 |
| ·The Understanding of Transferred Epithet | 第61-62页 |
| ·Applications | 第62-65页 |
| ·Application to Transferred Epithet: MR of Human and MT of Objects | 第62-63页 |
| ·Application to Transferred Epithet: MR of an Object and MT of another Object | 第63-64页 |
| ·Application to Transferred Epithet: MR of Objects and MT of Human | 第64-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations | 第67页 |
| ·Prospect | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-70页 |
