| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 0.1 Background of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| 0.2 Aims of the Thesis | 第14页 |
| 0.3 Methodology of the Thesis | 第14页 |
| 0.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies on PP | 第16-27页 |
| 1.1.1 Theoretical Studies on PP | 第16-24页 |
| 1.1.1.1 Definitions of PP | 第17-19页 |
| 1.1.1.2 Properties of PP | 第19-21页 |
| 1.1.1.3 Selection Strategies and Functions of PP | 第21-24页 |
| 1.1.2 Practical Studies on PP | 第24-27页 |
| 1.2 Comments on the Previous Studies on PP | 第27-29页 |
| 1.2.1 Merits of the Previous Studies on PP | 第28页 |
| 1.2.2 Demerits of the Previous Studies on PP | 第28-29页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 2 Idealized Cognitive Models | 第30-42页 |
| 2.1 Definition of ICM | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2 Four Models of ICM | 第32-40页 |
| 2.2.1 Image-Schematic Models | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2.2 Propositional Models | 第34-36页 |
| 2.2.3 Metaphoric Models | 第36-38页 |
| 2.2.4 Metonymic Models | 第38-40页 |
| 2.3 The Relationship between the Four Models | 第40-41页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 3 An ICM Classification of PP Based on the Relationshipbetween ICM and PP in PSAs | 第42-56页 |
| 3.1 The Relationship between ICM and PP in PSAs | 第42-49页 |
| 3.1.1 Cognitive Context as Link between ICM and PP in PSAs .. 31 | 第42-45页 |
| 3.1.2 Image-schematic Models as Foundations between ICM andPP in PSAs | 第45-49页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Image-Schematic Models as Foundations betweenMetaphoric Models, Metonymic Models and PP in PSAs | 第45-48页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Image-Schematic Models as Foundations betweenPropositional Models and PP in PSAs | 第48-49页 |
| 3.2 Different Types of PP in PSAs | 第49-54页 |
| 3.2.1 Propositional PP in PSAs | 第50-51页 |
| 3.2.2 Metaphoric PP in PSAs | 第51-53页 |
| 3.2.3 Metonymic PP in PSAs | 第53-54页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 4 An ICM Explanation on the Generation Mechanism ofDifferent Types of PP in PSAs | 第56-78页 |
| 4.1 The Generation Mechanism of Different Types of PP in PSAs | 第56-58页 |
| 4.2 The Generation Mechanism of Propositional PP | 第58-64页 |
| 4.2.1 The Generation Mechanism of Propositional PP without theApplication of Imaginative Devices | 第58-61页 |
| 4.2.2 The Generation Mechanism of Propositional PP with theApplication of Imaginative Devices | 第61-64页 |
| 4.3 The Generation Mechanism of Metaphoric PP | 第64-70页 |
| 4.3.1 The Generation Mechanism of Metaphoric PP without LIKE54 | 第65-67页 |
| 4.3.2 The Generation Mechanism of Metaphoric PP | 第67-70页 |
| 4.4 The Generation Mechanism of Metonymic PP | 第70-76页 |
| 4.4.1 The Generation Mechanism of Part-Whole Metonymic PP | 第70-73页 |
| 4.4.2 The Generation Mechanism of Part-Part Metonymic PP | 第73-76页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第76-78页 |
| Conclusion | 第78-82页 |
| 1. Work Done in the Thesis | 第78页 |
| 2. Major Findings of the Thesis | 第78-80页 |
| 3. Significance of the Thesis | 第80页 |
| 4. Limitations of the Thesis | 第80-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-86页 |
| Appendix | 第86-98页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第98-99页 |
