| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| List of Figures | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| ·Purpose of this Study | 第11页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Current Studies on Euphemism | 第13-19页 |
| ·Definitions, Classification and Pragmatic Functions of Euphemism | 第13-15页 |
| ·Definitions of Euphemism at Home and Abroad | 第13页 |
| ·Classification of Euphemism at Home and Abroad | 第13-14页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of Euphemism | 第14-15页 |
| ·Approaches to Euphemism | 第15-19页 |
| ·History and Development of Euphemism Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research into Euphemism as a Figure of Speech | 第16页 |
| ·Euphemism Studied from the Cultural and Sociolinguistic Perspective | 第16-17页 |
| ·Euphemism Studied from the Pragmatic Perspective | 第17页 |
| ·Euphemism Studied from the Metaphorical and Metonymic Perspectives | 第17-18页 |
| ·Euphemism Studied from the Perspective of Inheritance of Denotation and Connotation Theory | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework of this Study | 第19-30页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19页 |
| ·Mental Model Theory | 第19-21页 |
| ·Origin of the Mental Model Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Introduction of Mental Model Theory | 第20页 |
| ·Type Hierarchy Structure | 第20-21页 |
| ·Theory of Inheritance of Denotation and Connotation (TIDC) | 第21-27页 |
| ·Origin of TIDC | 第21-22页 |
| ·Main Views and Brief Introduction of TIDC | 第22-24页 |
| ·Analytic Framework of the TIDC Approach | 第24-26页 |
| ·Application of TIDC | 第26-27页 |
| ·Theory of Intentionality | 第27-28页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of Intentionality | 第27-28页 |
| ·Introduction of Individual Intentionality and Collective Intentionality | 第28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four Account of Euphemism by Applying TIDC | 第30-38页 |
| ·Introduction | 第30页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of the metonymic cognitive mechanism of Euphemism | 第30页 |
| ·TIDC-based Account of the Generative Process of Euphemism | 第30-37页 |
| ·Understanding of the Expression “A is B” | 第30-32页 |
| ·Euphemism Processing Mechanism Based on TIDC | 第32-35页 |
| ·Analysis of the Positive Effects of Euphemism by Applying TIDC | 第35-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Five Necessity of Intentionality in the Process of the Generation of Euphemism | 第38-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第38页 |
| ·Intentionality-based Account of the Understanding of Euphemism | 第38页 |
| ·Necessity of Collective Intentionality for Understanding Euphemism | 第38-39页 |
| ·Role of Context in Intentionality Theory | 第39-40页 |
| ·Analysis of the Processing Mechanism of Euphemism Based on TIDC and the Intentionality Theory | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary of the Whole Study | 第43页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications and Practical Applications of This Study | 第43-44页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study and Prospects for Future Research | 第44-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
| Publication | 第50页 |
