| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-9页 |
| 1 A Brief Introduction to Euphemism | 第9-20页 |
| ·A General Review of the Studies on Euphemism and Death Euphemism | 第9-14页 |
| ·Studies on Euphemism | 第9-13页 |
| ·Studies on Death Euphemism | 第13-14页 |
| ·Summary | 第14页 |
| ·Definition of Euphemism | 第14-17页 |
| ·Origin and Definition of Euphemism | 第14-16页 |
| ·Euphemism and Taboo | 第16-17页 |
| ·Formation of Euphemism | 第17-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-20页 |
| 2 Theories of Cross-Cultural Communication and Contrastive Analysis | 第20-27页 |
| ·Relations between Cross-Cultural Communication, Culture and Language | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cross-Cultural Communication and Culture | 第21页 |
| ·Words, Language and Culture | 第21-22页 |
| ·Meanings of Words | 第22-23页 |
| ·Theories of Contrastive Analysis | 第23-27页 |
| ·Theories of Contrastive Linguistics at Home and Abroad | 第23-25页 |
| ·Corresponding Modes of Word Meaning | 第25-27页 |
| 3 Study on Death Euphemisms in English and Chinese | 第27-72页 |
| ·Analysis of Cultural Connotation of Death Euphemisms in English | 第27-38页 |
| ·Analysis of “Religious Euphemisms” | 第28-30页 |
| ·Analysis of “Other Occupational Euphemisms” | 第30页 |
| ·Analysis of “Others” | 第30-33页 |
| ·Analysis of the Rest Seven Categories of Death Euphemisms | 第33-34页 |
| ·Combination of Categories of Death Euphemisms in English | 第34-38页 |
| ·Analysis of Cultural Connotation of Death Euphemism in Chinese | 第38-45页 |
| ·Comparison of Death Euphemisms in English and Chinese | 第45-56页 |
| ·Comparison of Numbers | 第45-46页 |
| ·Comparison of Classifications | 第46-56页 |
| ·Four Corresponding Modes in the Meaning of Death Euphemisms | 第56-71页 |
| ·Superposition | 第56-60页 |
| ·Conflict | 第60-61页 |
| ·Correspondence | 第61-63页 |
| ·Vacancy | 第63-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-72页 |
| 4 Cultural Reasons for the Differences in Expressions | 第72-81页 |
| ·Different Natural Environments | 第72-73页 |
| ·Different Cultural Traditions and Values | 第73-75页 |
| ·Different Types of Thinking | 第75-77页 |
| ·Different Aesthetic Mental Sets and Communicative Values | 第77-79页 |
| ·Different Language Systems, Contexts and Communicative Strategies | 第79-81页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第81-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-87页 |
| Appendix A Collection of Death Euphemisms in English and Chinese | 第87-92页 |
| Academic Achievements and Awards | 第92-93页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第93页 |
