| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 1: Introduction to Names | 第13-18页 |
| 1 Origin of Names | 第13-15页 |
| 1.1.1 The Bible on the Origin of Names | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Socrates on Names | 第14-15页 |
| 1.1.3 The Natural-Sound Sources | 第15页 |
| 1.2 Definition and Classification of Names | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2.1 Definition of Names | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2.2 Classification of Names | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Common Names and Scientific Names for All the Livings | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2: Human Beings' Inclination to Name Things | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1 Human Beings' Basic Need for Symbolization | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Classification Goes along With Naming or Symbolization | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Overview on the Classification of Animals | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification and Naming | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Mechanism of Naming | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Case of a Name and the Lack of a Name | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Relationship between Word Length and Frequency in Speech | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 3: Naming and Cognition | 第25-32页 |
| 3.1 Perception and Verbalization of Experience | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Perception | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.2 Verbalization of Experience | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2 Cognitive Models and Cultural Models in Naming | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 4: Further Analysis of Name-making | 第32-51页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of Physical Perception and Thinking Process | 第32-38页 |
| 4.1.1 Naming through the Sense of Touching | 第32-33页 |
| 4.1.2 Naming through the Sense of Hearing | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.3 Naming through the Sense of Seeing | 第34-37页 |
| 4.1.3.1 Naming according to the Shape of the Animal | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.3.2 Naming according to the Size of the Animal | 第35页 |
| 4.1.3.3 Naming according to the Length of the Animal | 第35页 |
| 4.1.3.4 Naming according to the Color or Strip of the Animal | 第35-36页 |
| 4.1.3.5 Naming according to the Behavior of the Animal | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.4 Naming through the Sense of Smelling | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.5 Naming through the Sense of Tasting | 第38页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of Chinese Animal Names from the Cultural Aspects | 第38-47页 |
| 4.2.1 Naming and Social Life | 第38-42页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Naming and Agriculture | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Naming and Agroclimatology | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.1.3 Naming and Stockbreeding | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.1.4 Naming and Life Experience | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Naming and Ideology | 第42-47页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Naming and Sexual Bias | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Naming and Religion Belief | 第44页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Naming and the Adoration to Emperors | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2.2.4 Naming and Dragon or Phoenix Worship | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2.5 Naming and Class Consciousness | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of English Animal Names from Cultural Aspects | 第47-50页 |
| 4.3.1 Borrowed Animal Names in English | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of the Cultural influence in English Naming | 第49-50页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Notes | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
