| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations and Symbols | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Question and Objective | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Methodology | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| 2.1 General Idea of Conversion | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Word Classes | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3 Reviews on Major Treatments of Conversion | 第22-26页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Major Criteria for Judging Directionality | 第28-37页 |
| 3.1 Types of Conversion in English | 第28-31页 |
| 3.1.1 Verb> Noun Conversion | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.2 Noun> Verb Conversion | 第30-31页 |
| 3.1.3 Adjective> Verb Conversion | 第31页 |
| 3.2 The Reasons for the Occurrence of Directionality | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Major Criteria to Determine the Directionality of Conversion | 第32-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Diachronic Criterion | 第33页 |
| 3.3.2 Synchronic Criterion | 第33-35页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 The Essence, Mechanism and Functioning Model of Conversion | 第37-58页 |
| 4.1 The Essence of Conversion:Conceptual Categorization | 第37-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Conceptual Categorization | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Grammatical Categories and Conversion | 第39-42页 |
| 4.2 Construal and the Mechanism of Conversion | 第42-50页 |
| 4.2.1 The Dimension of Prominence and Conversion | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Mental Scanning and Conversion between Nouns and Verbs | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Reification and Actionalizing between Nouns and Verbs | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3 The Functioning Model of Conversion:Conceptual Metonymy | 第50-57页 |
| 4.3.1 Conceptual Metonymy in Noun to Verb Conversion | 第52-55页 |
| 4.3.2 Conceptual Metonymy in Verb to Noun Conversion | 第55页 |
| 4.3.3 Conceptual Metonymy in Conversion between Noun and Adjective | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3.4 Conceptual Metonymy in Conversion between Verb and Adjective | 第56-57页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| Reference | 第61-66页 |
| Appendix 详细中文摘要 | 第66-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70页 |
