| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-34页 |
| ·Review of the Metonymy Theory | 第14-31页 |
| ·Historical Retrospect and Current Interests in Metonymy | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition of Metonymy | 第16-19页 |
| ·Classification of Metonymy | 第19-23页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy | 第23-25页 |
| ·Operational Mechanism of Metonymy | 第25-31页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to English News | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter 3 An Overview of the Adaptation Theory | 第34-45页 |
| ·The Properties of Language | 第34-39页 |
| ·The Four Angles of Investigation | 第39-45页 |
| Chapter 4 The Realization of Metonymy in English News Language | 第45-58页 |
| ·At the Lexical Level | 第45-50页 |
| ·At the Grammatical Level | 第50-52页 |
| ·At the Textual Level | 第52-58页 |
| Chapter 5 The Analysis of Metonymy in English News from the Perspective of the Adaptation Theory | 第58-72页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World | 第58-61页 |
| ·The Reader-Centerd Adaptation | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Journalist-Centerd Adaptation | 第60-61页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第61-68页 |
| ·Social Settings and Institutions | 第62-64页 |
| ·Cultural Expression | 第64-68页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Perception and Representation of English News Language | 第68-72页 |
| Chapter 6 The Pragmatic Functions of Metonymy in English News | 第72-83页 |
| ·Saving Time for the Readers | 第72-73页 |
| ·Helping the Readers Understand | 第73-75页 |
| ·Appealing to the Readers | 第75-79页 |
| ·Stuffing InFormation Shortage for the Journalists | 第79-80页 |
| ·Avoiding the Journalists' Absolute Expression | 第80-83页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第83-86页 |
| Works Cited | 第86-92页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第92页 |
