| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions | 第17页 |
| 1.5 Organization of this Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-30页 |
| 2.1 Studies about CIT at Home and Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Meaning Construction of English N+N Compounds | 第20-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Syntactic Approach | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Semantic Approach | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Cognitive Approach | 第24-28页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第30-36页 |
| 3.1 The Origin and Development of CIT | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 The Network Model of Conceptual Integration | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Types of Conceptual Integration Network | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four MEANING CONSTRUCTION of ENGLISH N+N COMPOUNDSBASED on CIT | 第36-64页 |
| 4.1 Features of Meaning Construction of N+N Compounds | 第36-42页 |
| 4.2 Meaning Construction through Four Networks | 第42-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Meaning Construction through Simplex Network | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Meaning Construction through Mirror Network | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2.3 Meaning Construction through Single-Scope Network | 第50-56页 |
| 4.2.4 Meaning Construction through Double-Scope Network | 第56-61页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Five EMPIRICAL RESEARCH of ENGLISH N+N COMPOUNDS | 第64-72页 |
| 5.1 Research Design | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2 Methods | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2.1 Subjects | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2.2 Instruments | 第66页 |
| 5.3 Data Analysis | 第66-70页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第72-78页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| 6.2 Implications for Teaching and Learning N+N Compounds | 第73-75页 |
| 6.2.1 Suggestions for Teaching | 第73-75页 |
| 6.2.2 Suggestions for Learning | 第75页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第75-76页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Future Study | 第76-78页 |
| REFERENCES | 第78-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第84-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第86-88页 |
| PUBISHED PAPERS | 第88-89页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第89-92页 |
