| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-16页 |
| Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| 0.1 Background of This Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| 0.2 Objectives of This Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| 0.3 Organization of This Thesis | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第22-28页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies of Polysemy of Human Body Words | 第22-25页 |
| 1.1.1 Traditional Studies of Polysemy of Human Body Words | 第22-24页 |
| 1.1.2 Cognitive Studies of Metaphors and Metonymies of HumanBody Words | 第24-25页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies of HEART and XIN (心) | 第25-26页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies of HEART and XIN (心) Based on Cognitive Approaches | 第25-26页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies of HEART and XIN (心) Based on Other Approaches | 第26页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundations | 第28-42页 |
| 2.1 TheConceptual Metaphor Theory | 第28-36页 |
| 2.1.1 Main Points of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第29-30页 |
| 2.1.2 Working Mechanisms of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第30-32页 |
| 2.1.3 Classification of the Conceptual Metaphors | 第32-36页 |
| 2.2 The Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第36-39页 |
| 2.2.1 Main Points of the Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第36-37页 |
| 2.2.2 Working Mechanisms of the Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2.3 Classification of the Conceptual Metonymies | 第38-39页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Lexical Meanings and Polysemic Networks of HEART andXIN (心) in Idioms | 第42-60页 |
| 3.1 Lexical Meanings of HEART and XIN (心) | 第42-44页 |
| 3.1.1 Meanings of HEART in English | 第42-43页 |
| 3.1.2 Meanings of XIN (心) in Chinese | 第43-44页 |
| 3.2 Polysemic Networks of HEART and XIN (心) | 第44-50页 |
| 3.2.1 A Polysemic Network of HEART in English | 第45-48页 |
| 3.2.2 A Polysemic Network of XIN (心) in Chinese | 第48-50页 |
| 3.3 Figurative Meanings of HEART and XIN (心) in Idioms | 第50-56页 |
| 3.3.1 Metonymic Meanings of HEART and XIN (心) in Idioms | 第51-54页 |
| 3.3.2 Metaphorical Meanings of HEART and XIN (心) in Idioms | 第54-56页 |
| 3.4 Polysemic Networks of HEART and XIN (心) in Idioms | 第56-58页 |
| 3.4.1 A Polysemic Network of HEART in English Idioms | 第56-57页 |
| 3.4.2 A Polysemic Network of XIN (心) in Chinese Idioms | 第57-58页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 4 Mechanisms of Semantic Extension of HEART and XIN(心) in Idioms | 第60-74页 |
| 4.1 Meanings of HEARTand XIN (心) Through Conceptual Metaphors | 第60-66页 |
| 4.1.1 Mappings From Human Domain to Non-Human Domain | 第61-63页 |
| 4.1.2 Mappings from Non-Human Domain to Human Domain | 第63-66页 |
| 4.1.3 Mappings Between Heart and Other Body Terms | 第66页 |
| 4.2 The Meanings of HEART and XIN (心) Through ConceptualMetonymies | 第66-70页 |
| 4.2.1 HEART FOR THE PERSON | 第67页 |
| 4.2.2 HEART FOR MIND | 第67-68页 |
| 4.2.3 HEART FOR EMOTION | 第68-69页 |
| 4.2.4 HEART FOR CONSCIENCE | 第69页 |
| 4.2.5 HEART FOR DISPOSITION | 第69-70页 |
| 4.3 Comparison of the Metaphorical and Metonymical Extension of HEART and XIN (心) in Idioms | 第70-74页 |
| 4.3.1 Similar Bodily Experiences | 第70-72页 |
| 4.3.2 Cultural Differences | 第72-74页 |
| Conclusion | 第74-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第84-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第86-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89页 |
