| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| ·Background | 第12-15页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical frame and methodology | 第16-20页 |
| ·Theoretical frame | 第16-19页 |
| ·Research method | 第19-20页 |
| ·Organization of the paper | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-30页 |
| ·The research on emergent meaning | 第22-24页 |
| ·The research on novel metaphors and entrenched metaphors | 第24-25页 |
| ·The research on puns and humors | 第25-28页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Data Presentation and Analysis | 第30-53页 |
| ·Data presentation | 第30-32页 |
| ·Novel metaphors and their emergent meaning production | 第32-38页 |
| ·Novel metaphor and conventional metaphor | 第32-33页 |
| ·Emergent meaning production of novel metaphor | 第33-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| ·Entrenched metaphors and their emergent meaning production | 第38-44页 |
| ·Entrenchment in metaphor | 第38-39页 |
| ·Emergent meaning production of entrenched metaphors | 第39-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| ·Puns and their emergent meaning production | 第44-47页 |
| ·Definition and features of puns | 第44页 |
| ·Emergent meaning production of puns | 第44-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47页 |
| ·Humor and its emergent meaning production | 第47-53页 |
| ·Definition and feature of humor | 第48-50页 |
| ·Emergent meaning production of humor | 第50-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter 4 Findings and Discussion | 第53-62页 |
| ·Findings: space, mapping and structure | 第53-55页 |
| ·Discussion: blending level, material anchor and culture | 第55-60页 |
| ·Emergent meaning and blending levels | 第55-58页 |
| ·Emergent meaning and material anchor | 第58-59页 |
| ·Emergent meaning and culture | 第59-60页 |
| ·Optimality principles in conceptual blending theory | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| References | 第65-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80-81页 |
| 作者简介 | 第81页 |
