| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| 0.1 Background of the Study | 第11-14页 |
| 0.2 Aims of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 0.3 Layout of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies on Time and the Generation of Time | 第17-20页 |
| 1.1.1 Previous Studies on Time | 第17-19页 |
| 1.1.2 Previous Studies on the Generation of Time | 第19-20页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies on Tense and the Tense System in | 第20-31页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies on Tense | 第21-28页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies on the Tense System in English | 第28-31页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis | 第33-47页 |
| 2.1 The Category Theory | 第33-38页 |
| 2.1.1 Categorization | 第34-35页 |
| 2.1.2 Conceptualization | 第35-36页 |
| 2.1.3 Prototype Categories | 第36-38页 |
| 2.2 Metaphor Theory | 第38-44页 |
| 2.2.1 The Connotation of Metaphor Theory | 第38-42页 |
| 2.2.2 The Work Mechanism of Metaphor | 第42-44页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Th ree A Cognitive Analysis of Time Concepts | 第47-61页 |
| 3.1 Time Concepts | 第47-48页 |
| 3.2 The Generation of Time Concepts | 第48-53页 |
| 3.2.1 The Experiential Basis of the Generation of Time Concepts | 第49-51页 |
| 3.2.2 The Process of the Generation of Time Concepts | 第51-53页 |
| 3.3 The Essence of Time Concepts | 第53-59页 |
| 3.3.1 The Essence of PAST | 第54-56页 |
| 3.3.2 The Essence of PRESENT | 第56-57页 |
| 3.3.3 The Essence of FUTURE | 第57-59页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Four A Cognitive Analysis of the Tense System in Contemporary English | 第61-79页 |
| 4.1 The Two-tense System in Contemporary English | 第61-62页 |
| 4.2 The Generation of the Two-tense system in Contemporary English | 第62-69页 |
| 4.2.1 The Past Tense:Linguistic Representation of PAST | 第63-65页 |
| 4.2.2 The Present Tense:Linguistic Representation of PRESENT and FUTURE | 第65-69页 |
| 4.3 The Evidential Facts for the Two-tense System in English | 第69-75页 |
| 4.3.1 Linguistic Facts for the Two-tense System in English | 第70-72页 |
| 4.3.2 Cognitive Facts for the Two-tense System in English | 第72-75页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第75-79页 |
| Conclusion | 第79-85页 |
| Work Done in the Study | 第79-82页 |
| Findings of the Study | 第82页 |
| Limitations and Prospects of the Study | 第82-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-91页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第91-93页 |
