| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Objective of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| ·The Definition of Transferred Epithet | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Classification of Transferred Epithet | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Functions of Transferred Epithet | 第18-21页 |
| ·Aesthetic Functions | 第18-20页 |
| ·Linguistic Deviation and Foregrounding | 第20-21页 |
| ·Pragmatic Studies on Transferred Epithet | 第21-23页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies on Transferred Epithet | 第23-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第27-34页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Theory of Categories | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Logic of Taxonomy | 第29页 |
| ·Similarity and Proximity | 第29-30页 |
| ·Type Hierarchy Structure | 第30-31页 |
| ·Inheritance Between Connotation and Denotation | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Cognitive Mechanism of English and Chinese Transferred Epithet | 第34-42页 |
| ·The Premise of Production and Understanding of Transferred Epithet | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Inner Mechanism of Production and Understanding of Transferred Epithet | 第36-40页 |
| ·Reasons for Misunderstanding of English and Chinese Transferred Epithet | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Comparison Between English and Chinese Transferred Epithet | 第42-56页 |
| ·Similarities Between English and Chinese Transferred Epithet | 第42-48页 |
| ·Similarity in Model | 第43-45页 |
| ·Similarity in Stability | 第45-46页 |
| ·Similarity in Structure | 第46-47页 |
| ·Reasons for the Similarities | 第47-48页 |
| ·Differences Between English and Chinese Transferred Epithet | 第48-55页 |
| ·Different Semantic Relationship Between the Modifier and the Modified | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Same Modifier with Different Modified | 第50-52页 |
| ·Difference in Structure | 第52-53页 |
| ·Reasons for the Differences | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| ·Brief Summary of the Thesis | 第56-57页 |
| ·Contributions of the Thesis | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and the Suggestions for Further Study | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-62页 |
