| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| ·A General Introduction of Noun-Noun Compounds in English and Chinese | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Definition of Noun-Noun Compounds and Distinction between Compounds and Phrases in English | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Definition of Noun-Noun Compounds and Distinction between Compounds and Phrases in Chinese | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous Studies of English Noun-Noun Compounds | 第14-19页 |
| ·Descriptive Approach | 第14-16页 |
| ·Transformational Approach | 第16-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Chinese Noun-Noun compounds | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Integration Theory | 第22-32页 |
| ·The Origination and Development of CIT | 第22-24页 |
| ·Elements of CIT | 第24-26页 |
| ·Optimality Principles | 第26-28页 |
| ·Types of Conceptual Integration Networks | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Four CIT-based Analysis of Meaning Construction of English andChinese Noun-Noun Compounds | 第32-57页 |
| ·English and Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds Constructed in Simplex Networks | 第33-37页 |
| ·English Noun-Noun Compounds constructed in Simplex Networks | 第34-36页 |
| ·Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds constructed in Simplex Networks | 第36-37页 |
| ·English and Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds Constructed in Mirror Networks | 第37-41页 |
| ·English Noun-Noun Compounds constructed in Mirror Networks | 第38-39页 |
| ·Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds constructed in Mirror Networks | 第39-41页 |
| ·English and Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds Constructed in Single-scope Networks | 第41-46页 |
| ·English Noun-Noun Compounds constructed in Single-scope Networks | 第42-44页 |
| ·Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds constructed in Single-scope Networks | 第44-46页 |
| ·English and Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds Constructed in Double-scope Networks | 第46-53页 |
| ·English Noun-Noun Compounds Constructed in Double-scope Networks | 第47-50页 |
| ·Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds Constructed in Double-scope Networks | 第50-53页 |
| ·Cognitive Mechanism of English and Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds in Meaning Construction | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| ·Contribution and Limitation | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62页 |
