| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| ·Traditional Approach to Polysemy | 第11-14页 |
| ·Semantic feature analysis | 第12-13页 |
| ·Semantic field theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Evaluation of the Traditional Approach | 第14页 |
| ·Research Significance and Purpose | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第15-20页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundation | 第21-36页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics as a Framework to Explain Polysemy | 第21-25页 |
| ·Experientialism as Philosophical Foundation of Cognitive Linguistics | 第21-23页 |
| ·Fundamental Characteristics of Cognitive Linguistics | 第23-24页 |
| ·Polysemy Research in Cognitive Linguistics | 第24-25页 |
| ·Categorization and Prototype Theory | 第25-27页 |
| ·Categorized Senses of a Polyseme | 第27-29页 |
| ·Two Means of Polysemization | 第29-36页 |
| ·Metaphor and Metaphorical Extention | 第30-32页 |
| ·Metonymy and Metonymic Extension | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Case Studies of Four Polysemous Body Nouns | 第36-52页 |
| ·Head | 第37-41页 |
| ·The Prototypical Sense of Head | 第37-38页 |
| ·Non-prototypical Senses through Metonymy and Metaphor | 第38-41页 |
| ·Heart | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Prototypical Sense of Heart | 第41-42页 |
| ·Non-prototypical Senses through Metonymy and Metaphor | 第42-44页 |
| ·Face | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Prototypical Sense of Face | 第44-45页 |
| ·Non-prototypical Senses through Metonymy and Metaphor | 第45-47页 |
| ·Eye | 第47-51页 |
| ·The Prototypical Sense of Eye | 第47-48页 |
| ·Non-prototypical Senses through Metonymy and Metaphor | 第48-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Features of Polysemization in English Body Nouns | 第52-59页 |
| ·Features of Metonymic Extension | 第52-55页 |
| ·Highlighting Different Aspects of an Entity's Constitution | 第52-53页 |
| ·Highlighting a Component of a Unitary Conceptual Structure | 第53-54页 |
| ·Highlighting an Implication | 第54-55页 |
| ·Features of Metaphorical Extension | 第55-58页 |
| ·Analogy in Thinking | 第55-56页 |
| ·Directional and Partial in Mapping | 第56页 |
| ·Contradiction and Fixity in Semantics | 第56-58页 |
| ·Reusability in Linguistic Form | 第58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Mapping Models of the Polysemization of English Body Nouns | 第59-69页 |
| ·Metaphorical Mapping Models of the Polysemization of English Body Nouns | 第59-64页 |
| ·Mapping from Body Domain to Non-body Domain | 第59-62页 |
| ·Mapping from Body Domain to Concrete Non-body Domain | 第59-62页 |
| ·Mapping from Body Domain to Abstract Non-body Domain | 第62页 |
| ·Mapping from Non-body Domain to Body Domain | 第62-63页 |
| ·Mapping between Two Body Parts | 第63-64页 |
| ·Metonymic Mapping Models of the Polysemization of English Body Nouns | 第64-68页 |
| ·Body Part for the Whole | 第64-65页 |
| ·Body Part for Its Function | 第65-67页 |
| ·Body Part for Its Other Attributes | 第67-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第69-70页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第70-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第71-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-78页 |
| Appendix 1 Samples Listed or Analyzed in the Study | 第78-82页 |
| Appendix 2 List of Tables and Figures | 第82-83页 |
| Publications While Registered with the MA Program | 第83-84页 |
