| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| List of Figures | 第10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第12页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Color Words | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Color Words abroad | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Color Words in China | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Color Words Polysemy from the Perspective of Metaphor and Metonymy | 第17-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Metaphor and Color Words Polysemy | 第17页 |
| 2.2.2 Metonymy and Color Words Polysemy | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies on Color Words Polysemy from the Perspective of Metaphor and Metonymy Abroad | 第18页 |
| 2.2.4 Studies on Color Words Polysemy from the Perspective of Metaphor and Metonymy in China | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第20-30页 |
| 3.1 Cognitive Linguistics | 第20页 |
| 3.2 Cognitive View on Metaphor | 第20-24页 |
| 3.2.1 Internal Structure of Metaphor: Mapping across Domains | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2.2 Classification of Metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2.3 Polysemy through Metaphorical Extension | 第24页 |
| 3.3 Cognitive View on Metonymy | 第24-28页 |
| 3.3.1 Internal Structure of Metonymy: Mapping within One Domain | 第25页 |
| 3.3.2 Classification of Metonymy | 第25-27页 |
| 3.3.3 Polysemy through Metonymic Extension | 第27-28页 |
| 3.4 Interaction of Metaphor and Metonymy: the Cactus Model | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four A Cognitive Approach to Color Words Polysemy in Chinese and English | 第30-46页 |
| 4.1 Basic Color Words Polysemy in Chinese and English | 第30-34页 |
| 4.2 Color Words Polysemy through Metaphorical Extension | 第34-40页 |
| 4.2.1 Mapping from the Color Domain to the Emotional Domain | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2.2 Mapping from the Color Domain to the Political Domain | 第36-38页 |
| 4.2.3 Mapping from the Color Domain to the Economic Domain | 第38页 |
| 4.2.4 Mapping from the Color Domain to the States Domain | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.5 Mapping in Specified Cultures | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Color Words Polysemy through Metonymic Extension | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3.1 THE COLOR for THE FIGURE Metonymy | 第41页 |
| 4.3.2 THE COLOR for THE EMOTION Metonymy | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.3 THE COLOR for THE STATUS Metonymy | 第42页 |
| 4.3.4 THE COLOR for THE POLITICS Metonymy | 第42页 |
| 4.4 Color Words Polysemy, an Interaction of Metaphor and Metonymy | 第42-43页 |
| 4.5 Factors in Color Word Polysemy Evolution in Chinese and English | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| 5.0 Major Findings | 第46-47页 |
| 5.1 Implications of the Present Study | 第47页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions | 第47-48页 |
| References | 第48-51页 |
