| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第12-25页 |
| 1. The linguistic categorization of basic color terms | 第12-17页 |
| ·Western studies of basic color terms | 第12-15页 |
| ·Domestic studies of basic color terms | 第15-17页 |
| 2. Polysemy, prototype theory and meaning extension | 第17-25页 |
| Chapter Two Research method and data collection | 第25-29页 |
| 1. Metaphor and metonymy as explanatory principles in semantic extensions of basic color terms | 第25-26页 |
| 2. Different senses of “red”in Chinese and English | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Cognitive analysis of the semantic extensions of “red”In English and Chinese | 第29-40页 |
| 1. Cognitive analysis of semantic extension of “red” in Chinese | 第29-35页 |
| 2. Cognitive analysis of semantic extension of “red” in English | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter Four Comparing and Contrasting the Chinese and English Color Term Systems | 第40-48页 |
| 1. A comparison of the grammatical uses of “red”in Chinese and English | 第40-41页 |
| 2. Cultural information accounting for the similarities and differences in meaning extension of “red” in English and Chinese | 第41-48页 |
| ·Cultural explanation of the similar meanings of “red” in English and Chinese | 第42-44页 |
| ·Cultural factors accounting for the different meanings of “red” in English and Chinese | 第44-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-55页 |
