| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Overview | 第11页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology | 第13页 |
| ·Procedure and Layout of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·Definition of Polysemy | 第15-16页 |
| ·Polysemy and Homonymy | 第16-18页 |
| ·Relationship between Senses of One Word Form | 第16-17页 |
| ·Discrimination of Polysemy and Homonymy | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Research of Polysemy from the Cognitive Perspective Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Research of Polysemy of "Hand" from the Cognitive Perspective Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Research of Polysemy from the Cognitive Perspective at Home | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Research of "Shou" from the Cognitive Perspective at Home | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第23-32页 |
| ·Structural Approaches to Polysemy | 第23-26页 |
| ·Componential Analysis | 第23-24页 |
| ·Semantic Field Analysis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| ·Current Approach to Polysemy | 第26-31页 |
| ·Polysemy under the Framework of Cognitive Linguistics | 第26-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of the Polysemous Phenomenon“of the Word Hand ” in English and “Shou”in Chinese | 第32-47页 |
| ·The Similar Semantic Category of "Hand" and "Shou" | 第35-41页 |
| ·The Varieties of Semantic Category between "Hand" and "Shou" | 第41-45页 |
| ·Conclusion of the Semantic Comparison | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Polysemous Mechanism of "Hand" in English and "Shou" in Chinese | 第47-63页 |
| ·The Prototype of "Shou" and "Hand" | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Prototype of "Shou" | 第47页 |
| ·The Prototype of "Hand" | 第47页 |
| ·Compare the Prototype of "Shou" and "Hand" | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Extensional Meanings of "Shou" | 第48-52页 |
| ·The Extensional Meanings of "Hand" | 第52-56页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study | 第56-62页 |
| ·Similarities in Semantic Extension | 第57-58页 |
| ·Diversities in Semantic Extension | 第58-62页 |
| ·The "Salient Feature" of "Hand" and "Shou" | 第62-63页 |
| ·The "Salient Feature" of "Shou" | 第62页 |
| ·The "Salient Feature" of "Hand" | 第62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第63-65页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第65页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第65-66页 |
| References | 第66-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
