| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第12-29页 |
| 1.1 An Overall View of Euphemism | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1.1 Definition of Euphemism | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Classification of Euphemism | 第14-16页 |
| 1.1.3 Motivation and Function of Euphemism | 第16-18页 |
| 1.1.4 Generating Principles of Euphemism | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Studies of Euphemism at Home and Abroad | 第20-24页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies of Euphemism Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies of Euphemism at Home | 第22-24页 |
| 1.3 Present Cognitive Approaches to Euphemism | 第24-28页 |
| 1.4 Summary of Previous Euphemism Studies | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis of the Research | 第29-53页 |
| 2.1 Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第29-50页 |
| 2.1.1 Cognitive Viewpoints of Conceptual Metonymy | 第29-35页 |
| 2.1.2 Metonymy in Contrast and Combination with Metaphor | 第35-38页 |
| 2.1.3 Cognitive Basis of Conceptual Metonymy Operation | 第38-40页 |
| 2.1.3.1 Contiguity | 第38-39页 |
| 2.1.3.2 Relative Salience | 第39-40页 |
| 2.1.4 Conceptual Metonymy Operating within the Framework of ICM | 第40-50页 |
| 2.1.4.1 Whole and Part Relationship | 第41-45页 |
| 2.1.4.2 Part and Part Relationship | 第45-50页 |
| 2.2 Interfaces between Conceptual Metonymy and Euphemism | 第50-52页 |
| 2.2.1 Interaction between Conceptual Metaphor and Euphemism | 第51页 |
| 2.2.2 Interaction between Conceptual Metonymy and Euphemism | 第51-52页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Three Metonymic Analysis of the Generating Mechanism of Euphemism | 第53-78页 |
| 3.1 Analysis of Euphemism within the ICM | 第53-60页 |
| 3.1.1 Euphemism Based on Whole and Part Relationship | 第53-56页 |
| 3.1.2 Euphemisms Based on Part and Part Relationship | 第56-60页 |
| 3.2 Metonymic Analysis of Euphemism on Various Linguistic Levels | 第60-76页 |
| 3.2.1 On Phonetic Level | 第60-64页 |
| 3.2.2 On Lexical Level | 第64-68页 |
| 3.2.3 On Syntactical Level | 第68-72页 |
| 3.2.4 On Textual Level | 第72-74页 |
| 3.2.5 On Pragmatic Level | 第74-76页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第76-78页 |
| Chapter Four Implications | 第78-81页 |
| 4.1 Implications for Euphemism Translation | 第78-79页 |
| 4.2 Implications for Teaching Euphemism | 第79-80页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第80-81页 |
| Conclusion | 第81-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-86页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的学术成果 | 第86-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
