| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 0.1 Research Objects | 第14页 |
| 0.2 Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| 0.3 Research Methodology | 第15-16页 |
| 0.4 Significance of the Research | 第16页 |
| 0.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第19-27页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies on Chinese Marriage Custom | 第19-24页 |
| 1.1.1 Studies on the Cultural Implication of Chinese MarriageCustom | 第19-22页 |
| 1.1.2 Studies on the Historical Changes of Chinese MarriageCustom | 第22-23页 |
| 1.1.3 Studies on the Functions of Chinese Marriage Custom | 第23-24页 |
| 1.2 Comments on Previous Studies | 第24-25页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation | 第27-41页 |
| 2.1 Theories of Conceptual Structures | 第27-34页 |
| 2.1.1 Formal Unit Concept Frame Theory | 第27-31页 |
| 2.1.2 Cultural Model | 第31-34页 |
| 2.2 Theories of Cognitive Operations | 第34-39页 |
| 2.2.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第34-36页 |
| 2.2.2 Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第36-39页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Three Classification of Marriage Custom Formal Units inChinese | 第41-59页 |
| 3.1 Classification According to Formal Structures | 第41-50页 |
| 3.1.1 Single Morpheme Structures | 第43页 |
| 3.1.2 Modifier-Head Structures | 第43-46页 |
| 3.1.3 Verb-Object Structures | 第46-48页 |
| 3.1.4 Coordinate Structures | 第48-49页 |
| 3.1.5 Subject-Predicate Structures | 第49-50页 |
| 3.2 Classification According to Formal Unit Concepts | 第50-58页 |
| 3.2.1 Formal Units about Thing Concepts | 第51-55页 |
| 3.2.2 Formal Units about Event Concepts | 第55-58页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter Four Meaning Construction of Marriage Custom FormalUnits in Chinese | 第59-79页 |
| 4.1 Meaning Construction of Thing Concepts | 第60-69页 |
| 4.1.1 By Way of Conceptual Metonymy | 第61-65页 |
| 4.1.2 By Way of Conceptual Metaphor | 第65-69页 |
| 4.1.3 By Way of Direct Stating | 第69页 |
| 4.2 Meaning Construction of Event Concepts | 第69-77页 |
| 4.2.1 By Way of Conceptual Metonymy | 第70-74页 |
| 4.2.2 By Way of Conceptual Metaphor | 第74-75页 |
| 4.2.3 By Way of Metaphtonymy | 第75-77页 |
| 4.2.4 By Way of Direct Stating | 第77页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第77-79页 |
| Chapter Five Additional Meanings of Marriage Custom FormalUnits in Chinese | 第79-95页 |
| 5.1 Cultural Additional Meanings | 第80-88页 |
| 5.1.1 Best Wishes to Newlyweds | 第80-82页 |
| 5.1.2 Pursuit of Festivities and Auspiciousness | 第82-86页 |
| 5.1.3 Wish for Having Babies Soon | 第86-87页 |
| 5.1.4 Pursuit of Happy and Prosperous Life | 第87-88页 |
| 5.2 Social Additional Meanings | 第88-94页 |
| 5.2.1 Hope for Achieving Social Approval | 第89-91页 |
| 5.2.2 Transformation of Social Roles | 第91-92页 |
| 5.2.3 Establishment of Social Network | 第92-94页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第94-95页 |
| Conclusion | 第95-101页 |
| Bibliography | 第101-105页 |
| Appendix | 第105-113页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第113-115页 |
