| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-23页 |
| ·Definition of Synaesthesia | 第13-16页 |
| ·Objective and Significance of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| ·Methodology | 第17-20页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第23-31页 |
| ·Studies of Synaesthesia in the West | 第23-27页 |
| ·Studies of Synaesthesia in China | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis | 第31-45页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第31-37页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第37-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Three Synaesthesia in English and Chinese | 第45-63页 |
| ·Major Types of Synaesthesia in English and Chinese | 第45-56页 |
| ·Synaesthesia in Terms of Touch | 第45-49页 |
| ·Synaesthesia in Terms of Vision | 第49-50页 |
| ·Synaesthesia in Terms of Taste and Smell | 第50-55页 |
| ·Synaesthesia in Terms of Hearing | 第55-56页 |
| ·Synaesthesia in Terms of Mixed Sensations | 第56页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences between English and Chinese in Synaesthesia | 第56-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter Four A Cognitive Analysis of Synaesthesia | 第63-87页 |
| ·Experiential Basis of Synaesthesia | 第63-69页 |
| ·Physical Basis for Synaesthesia | 第63-64页 |
| ·Psychological Basis for Synaesthesia | 第64-67页 |
| ·Physiological Basis for Synaesthesia | 第67-69页 |
| ·Synaesthesia as Metaphor | 第69-74页 |
| ·Synaesthesia with Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第69-72页 |
| ·Synaesthesia with Conceptual Blending Theory | 第72-73页 |
| ·Explanatory Power of the Two Theories for Synaesthesia | 第73-74页 |
| ·Causes and Functions of Synaesthesia | 第74-76页 |
| ·linguistic View | 第75页 |
| ·Cognitive View | 第75-76页 |
| ·Regular Sensory Transferring Pattern of Synaesthesia | 第76-86页 |
| ·Directionality and Accessibility of Synaesthesia | 第76-83页 |
| ·Frequency of the Use of the Five Senses in Synaesthesia | 第83-86页 |
| ·Summary | 第86-87页 |
| Conclusion | 第87-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-95页 |
| Appendix | 第95-97页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第97-99页 |
