| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-8页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第8-12页 |
| ·ORIENTATION OF THE STUDY | 第8-9页 |
| ·SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第9-10页 |
| ·STRUCTURE OF THE REMAINING CHAPTERS | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER TWO CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATION THEORY | 第12-26页 |
| ·CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATION NETWORK | 第12-17页 |
| ·Mental Space | 第13-14页 |
| ·Mapping | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Operation of Network | 第15-16页 |
| ·Emergent Structure | 第16-17页 |
| ·VITAL RELATIONS IN CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATION THEORY | 第17-20页 |
| ·OPTIMALITY PRINCIPLES IN CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATION THEORY | 第20-26页 |
| ·A Brief Review of Optimality Principles | 第20-24页 |
| ·Overarching Goal of Optimality Principles | 第24-26页 |
| CHAPTER THREE APPLICATION OF CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATION THEORY TO THE MEANING CONSTRUCTION IN NEWS CARTOONS | 第26-32页 |
| ·THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATION THEORY | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Motivation of Applying Conceptual Integration Theory to the Cognitive Studies of Cartoons | 第26-27页 |
| ·Meaning Construction in News Cartoon | 第27-28页 |
| ·THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS STUDY | 第28-29页 |
| ·A CASE STUDY OF SCARED AT HOSPITAL | 第29-32页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR OPTIMALITY OF MEANING CONSTRUCTION IN NEWS CARTOON | 第32-61页 |
| ·THE SATISFACTION OF OPTIMALITY PRINCIPLES | 第32-58页 |
| ·Integration | 第32-36页 |
| ·Topology | 第36-40页 |
| ·Pattern Completion | 第40-43页 |
| ·Maximization of Vital Relations | 第43-46页 |
| ·Intensification of Vital Relations | 第46-49页 |
| ·Unpacking | 第49-53页 |
| ·Web | 第53-54页 |
| ·Relevance | 第54-58页 |
| ·THE COOPERATION AND COMPETITION OF DIFFERENT OPTIMALITY PRINCIPLES | 第58-61页 |
| ·The Cooperation of Different Optimality Principles | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Competition of Different Optimality Principles | 第59-61页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第61-63页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第63-64页 |
| REFERENCES | 第64-67页 |
| APPENDIX | 第67-68页 |
