| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research objective | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第15页 |
| ·Research significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-34页 |
| ·Definition of idioms | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous studies | 第20-28页 |
| ·Studies of idioms in western countries | 第20-25页 |
| ·Studies of idioms in China | 第25-27页 |
| ·Limitation of the previous studies | 第27-28页 |
| ·Cognitive approach to idiom research | 第28-30页 |
| ·Related studies on idiom teaching | 第30-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第34-48页 |
| ·An overview of cognitive linguistics | 第34-38页 |
| ·Introduction to cognitive linguistics | 第34-35页 |
| ·Cognitive linguistics' viewpoints on meaning | 第35-36页 |
| ·Cognitive view on idiom motivation | 第36-38页 |
| ·Cognitive mechanisms for motivating idioms | 第38-46页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor | 第38-43页 |
| ·Conceptual metonymy | 第43-45页 |
| ·General knowledge | 第45-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive Analysis of the Semantic Motivation of English Human-body Idioms | 第48-70页 |
| ·Cognitive analysis of English human-body idioms through conceptual metaphor | 第49-56页 |
| ·Idioms containing "head" | 第49-51页 |
| ·Idioms containing "hand" | 第51-54页 |
| ·Idioms containing "eye" | 第54-56页 |
| ·Cognitive analysis of English human-body idioms through conceptual metonymy | 第56-62页 |
| ·Idioms containing "head" | 第56-57页 |
| ·Idioms containing "hand" | 第57-60页 |
| ·Idioms containing "eye" | 第60-62页 |
| ·Cognitive analysis of English human-body idioms through general knowledge | 第62-66页 |
| ·Idioms containing "head" | 第63-64页 |
| ·Idioms containing "hand" | 第64-65页 |
| ·Idioms containing "eye" | 第65-66页 |
| ·Cognitive analysis of English human-body idioms through the interaction of cognitive mechanisms | 第66-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter Five Pedagogical Implications of the Cognitive Mechanisms of English Human-body idioms | 第70-78页 |
| ·The possibility of applying cognitive mechanisms to idiom learning and teaching | 第71-72页 |
| ·Implications of cognitive mechanisms of English human-body idioms for idiom learning | 第72-75页 |
| ·Initiating students to the theory of cognitive mechanisms | 第73页 |
| ·Making students aware of the cognitive processes that govern phrasal meaning | 第73-75页 |
| ·Implications of cognitive mechanisms of English human-body idioms for idiom teaching | 第75-77页 |
| ·Incorporating cognitive mechanisms into traditional idiom teaching | 第76页 |
| ·Teaching idioms in groups | 第76-77页 |
| ·Summary | 第77-78页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第78-80页 |
| ·Major findings | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第79-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-86页 |
| Appendix | 第86-92页 |
| Academic Paper Published During Postgraduate Study | 第92页 |
