| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Signed Language Based on Cognitive Linguistics Abroad | 第12-13页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Signed Language Based on Cognitive Linguistics in China | 第13-15页 |
| ·Summary | 第15-16页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework of the Present Research | 第16-25页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics and Mode of Thinking | 第16-18页 |
| ·Cognition and Thinking | 第16-17页 |
| ·Signed Language and Thinking Based on Cognition | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics and Signed Language | 第18-24页 |
| ·Iconicity Motivation in Signed Language | 第20-21页 |
| ·Metaphor Motivation in Signed Language | 第21-22页 |
| ·Metonymy Motivation in Signed Language | 第22-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| 4 Comparative Analysis of CSL and ASL from the Cognitive Perspective | 第25-57页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis of the Modes of Thinking between Sino-American Deaf People | 第25-29页 |
| ·Ethical vs.Cognitive | 第25-27页 |
| ·Subjective vs.Objective | 第27-28页 |
| ·Imagic vs.Positive | 第28-29页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis between CSL and ASL | 第29-55页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Iconicity Types between CSL and ASL | 第30-41页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Metaphorical and Metonymic Types in both CSL and ASL | 第41-50页 |
| ·Conceptual Interaction of Iconicity,Metaphor and Metonymy in CSL and ASL | 第50-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| 5 Applications and Suggestions of Current Study for CSL and ASL Teaching | 第57-61页 |
| ·Current Situation of Signed Language Teaching | 第57-58页 |
| ·Applications of Contrastive Study between CSL and ASL | 第58-59页 |
| ·Applications of the Thinking Modes of Chinese and American Deaf People | 第58页 |
| ·Applications of Metonymical, Iconic and Metaphorical Devices of CSL and ASL | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions to Lexical Teaching Procedures of CSL and ASL | 第59-60页 |
| ·Importance of Metonymical, Iconic and Metaphorical Meaning in Signed Language | 第59-60页 |
| ·Roles of Cognitive Devices in the Teaching of Signed Language Lexical Signs | 第60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-68页 |
| Appendices | 第68-74页 |
| Publications during M.A. Study | 第74-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
