| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research Background | 第9页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-17页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Xin | 第12-14页 |
| ·Researches on Xin from Cultural Perspective | 第12-13页 |
| ·Researches on Xin from Cognitive Perspective | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous Researches on the Translation of Xin | 第14-16页 |
| ·Limitations of Previous Researches | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第17-29页 |
| ·Definition of Metonymy | 第17-19页 |
| ·Traditional Definition of Metonymy | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Definition of Metonymy | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cognitive Properties of Conceptual Metonymy | 第19-21页 |
| ·Metonymy as a Conceptual Phenomenon | 第19-20页 |
| ·Metonymy as a Cognitive Process | 第20-21页 |
| ·Metonymy within an Idealized Cognitive Model | 第21页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metonymy | 第21-24页 |
| ·Idealized Cognitive Model | 第21-22页 |
| ·Mapping | 第22-23页 |
| ·Cognitive Reference Point | 第23-24页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metonymy | 第24-29页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Xin and its Translation in Hong Lou Meng | 第29-48页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Hong Lou Meng and its English Translation by David Hawkes | 第29-30页 |
| ·Xin in Chinese Culture | 第30-32页 |
| ·Metonymic Conceptualization of Xin in Hong Lou Meng | 第32-39页 |
| ·XIN FOR THOUGHT | 第32-37页 |
| ·XIN FOR EMOTION | 第37-39页 |
| ·Translation of Xin in Hong Lou Meng | 第39-46页 |
| ·Identical Equivalence of Metonymic Model | 第40-42页 |
| ·Partial Equivalence of Metonymic Model | 第42-45页 |
| ·No Equivalence of Metonymic Model | 第45-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第49-50页 |
| References | 第50-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53-54页 |
| Resume | 第54页 |
