| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Objectives of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| ·The Study of Metonymy in Traditional Rhetorics | 第15页 |
| ·The Study of Metonymy in Structuralism and Pragmatic Theories | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Study of Metonymy in Cognitive Theories | 第17-20页 |
| ·Studies on the Nature of Metonymy | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies on Cognitive Working Mechanism and Classification ofMetonymy | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Study of Metonymy in Relevance Theory | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第22-40页 |
| ·Recognition of Metonymy from Cognitive Pragmatic Linguistics | 第23-31页 |
| ·Cognitive Constraints: Contiguity and Principles of Relative Salience | 第23-27页 |
| ·Contextual Constraints: Principle of Relevance | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Perspective of Cognitive Pragmatics | 第31-40页 |
| ·Metonymy as a Major Mode of Human Thinking---the Basis ofInference | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Metonymy | 第33-37页 |
| ·Metonymy: an Interpretive Language | 第34页 |
| ·Contextual Effect and Processing Effort | 第34-36页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Complementarities of Cognitive Linguistics and Relevance Theory | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation of Metonymy in The Vampire Diaries fromCognitive Pragmatic Perspective | 第40-73页 |
| ·Interpretation of Metonymy Use and Inference in The Vampire Diaries fromCognitive Linguistics and Relevance Theory | 第40-65页 |
| ·Metonymy as a Mode of Human Thinking---the Basis of Inference | 第41-47页 |
| ·Metonymy as an Interpretive Language---a Way of Achieving EffectiveRelevance and Inference for Utterance | 第47-51页 |
| ·Minimal Processing Effort in Metonymy Use and Inference | 第51-57页 |
| ·Maximal Contextual Effect in Metonymy Use and Inference | 第57-61页 |
| ·Understanding Metonymy Use and Inference from Optimal Relevance | 第61-65页 |
| ·Understanding Metonymy in The Vampire Diaries under the Integrated Modelof Cognitive Linguistics and Relevance Theory | 第65-73页 |
| ·The Complementarities between Cognitive Linguistics and RelevanceTheory for the Study of Metonymy | 第66-69页 |
| ·The Analysis of Metonymy from the Complementarities betweenCognitive Linguistics and Relevance Theory | 第69-73页 |
| Chapter Five Functions of Metonymy in The Vampire Diaries from CognitivePragmatic Perspective | 第73-86页 |
| ·Economy Considerations | 第73-78页 |
| ·Strengthening Contextual Effects | 第78-81页 |
| ·Enhancing Communicative Efficiency | 第81-86页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第86-90页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第87-88页 |
| ·Limitations | 第88-89页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第89-90页 |
| References | 第90-94页 |
| 攻读硕士期间发表论文 | 第94-95页 |
