| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Research Questions | 第9-10页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第10页 |
| 1.4 Organization of This Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Current Studies on Narrative | 第12-16页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Narrative | 第12页 |
| 2.2 Approaches to Narrative | 第12-15页 |
| 2.2.1 Rhetorical Approach to Narrative | 第12-13页 |
| 2.2.2 Structuralist Approach to Narrative | 第13页 |
| 2.2.3 Contextualist Approach to Narrative | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2.4 Cognitive Approach to Narrative | 第14-15页 |
| 2.3 Comment on Current Studies | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Three Theories of Conceptual Metonymy and of Construal | 第16-25页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第16页 |
| 3.2 Theory of Conceptual Metonymy | 第16-19页 |
| 3.2.1 Definition of Conceptual Metonymy | 第16-17页 |
| 3.2.2 Classification of Conceptual Metonymy | 第17-18页 |
| 3.2.3 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metonymy | 第18-19页 |
| 3.3 Theory of Construal | 第19-22页 |
| 3.3.1 Definition of Construal | 第19-20页 |
| 3.3.2 Dimensions of Construal | 第20-22页 |
| 3.4 Interface between Theories of Conceptual Metonymy and of Construal | 第22-24页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Four Construal-Based Account of Metonymic Mechanism in Fictional Narrative | 第25-44页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第25页 |
| 4.2 Prominence-Based Account of the Metonymic Mechanism in Fictional Narrative | 第25-31页 |
| 4.2.1 Prominence-Based Account of the Metonymic Description of Settings | 第26-29页 |
| 4.2.2 Prominence-Based Account of the Metonymic Description of Characters | 第29-31页 |
| 4.3 Focusing-Based Account of the Metonymic Mechanism in Fictional Narrative | 第31-38页 |
| 4.3.1 Focusing-Based Account of the Metonymic Description of Events | 第32-34页 |
| 4.3.2 Focusing-Based Account of Speech Act Metonymies | 第34-38页 |
| 4.4 Specificity-Based Account of the Metonymic Mechanism in Fictional Narrative | 第38-41页 |
| 4.5 Perspective-Based Account of the Metonymic Mechanism in Fictional Narrative | 第41-42页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of This Study | 第44-45页 |
| 5.2 Implication and Application of This Study | 第45页 |
| 5.3 Limitation of This Study and Prospects for Future Research | 第45-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-51页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第51-52页 |
| Publications | 第52页 |
