| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Study | 第9页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-31页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Anaphora | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 Function of Anaphora | 第15-16页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies of Anaphora | 第16-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Syntactic Study of Anaphora | 第16-19页 |
| 2.3.2 Pragmatic Study of Anaphora | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3.3 Functional Study of Anaphora | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.4 Cognitive Study of Anaphora | 第24-26页 |
| 2.4 Classification of Anaphora | 第26-27页 |
| 2.5 Difference between DA and IA | 第27-31页 |
| 2.5.1 Difference in Form | 第27-28页 |
| 2.5.2 Difference in Cognition | 第28-29页 |
| 2.5.3 Difference in Interpretation | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework for the Study of IA | 第31-37页 |
| 3.1 Definition and Classification of Metonymy | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 Cognitive Mechanism of Metonymy | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Textual Metonymy Model | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Metonymic Analysis of Indirect Anaphora in Discourse | 第37-60页 |
| 4.1Reasons for the Combination of Cognitive Metonymy and Indirect Anaphora | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2 Cognitive Mechanism of Nominal Indirect Anaphora | 第39-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Nominal Anaphora of Partial Homomorph Relationship | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Nominal Anaphora of Synonymy Relationship | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.3 Nominal Anaphora of Hyponymy Relationship | 第43页 |
| 4.2.4 Nominal Anaphora of Part and Whole Relationship | 第43-45页 |
| 4.2.5 Nominal Anaphora of metaphoric Relationship | 第45页 |
| 4.3 Cognitive Mechanism of Pronominal Indirect Anaphora | 第45-52页 |
| 4.3.1 The Metonymic Essence of Pronominal Indirect Anaphora | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Textual Metonymy Model | 第47-50页 |
| 4.3.3 Bridging Mechanism of Direct and Indirect Relationship | 第50-52页 |
| 4.4 Cognitive Mechanism of Zero Anaphora | 第52-55页 |
| 4.5 Differences of Indirect Anaphora between English and Chinese | 第55-60页 |
| 4.5.1 Comparison of Antecedent | 第55-56页 |
| 4.5.2 Comparison of Indirect Anaphor | 第56-59页 |
| 4.5.3 Textual Distance between Antecedent and Anaphor | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-66页 |
| 攻读硕士期间取得的学术成果 | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67页 |
