| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| 0.1 Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| 0.2 Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| 0.3 Research Significance | 第15-16页 |
| 0.4 Research Methods | 第16-17页 |
| 0.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第20-34页 |
| 1.1 Definitions of Old Chinese Words with New Meanings | 第20-22页 |
| 1.1.1 Definitions from Different Scholars | 第20-21页 |
| 1.1.2 Definition from the Author | 第21-22页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies of the Old Chinese Words with New Meanings | 第22-31页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies of jiong | 第27-30页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies of mei | 第30-31页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundations | 第34-48页 |
| 2.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第34-37页 |
| 2.1.1 Main Points of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第34-36页 |
| 2.1.2 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第36-37页 |
| 2.2 Conceptual Blending Theory | 第37-42页 |
| 2.2.1 Main Points of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第37-41页 |
| 2.2.2 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第41-42页 |
| 2.3 Similarities and Differences of the Two Theories | 第42-44页 |
| 2.4 Application of the Two Theories in the Thesis | 第44-45页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Three Regula rities of Old Chinese Words with New Meanings | 第48-62页 |
| 3.1 Semantic Shifts of Old Chinese Words with New Meanings | 第48-52页 |
| 3.1.1 Semantic Shift of jiong | 第48-50页 |
| 3.1.2 Semantic Shift of mei | 第50-52页 |
| 3.2 Basic Regularities of Old Chinese Words with New Meanings | 第52-61页 |
| 3.2.1 Economy in Word Form | 第53-55页 |
| 3.2.2 Generalization in Word Meaning | 第55-59页 |
| 3.2.3 Context-dependence in Both Word Form and Word Meaning | 第59-61页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Four Meaning Construction of Old Chinese Words with New Meanings | 第62-82页 |
| 4.1 Meaning Construction of jiong | 第62-68页 |
| 4.1.1 Metaphorical Meaning Construction of jiong | 第62-65页 |
| 4.1.2 Integrated Meaning Construction of jiong | 第65-68页 |
| 4.2 Meaning Construction of mei | 第68-80页 |
| 4.2.1 Metaphorical Meaning Construction of mei | 第69-71页 |
| 4.2.2 Integrated Meaning Construction of mei | 第71-80页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第80-82页 |
| Chapter Five Cognitive Mechanisms of Old Chinese Words with New Meanings | 第82-90页 |
| 5.1 Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第82-85页 |
| 5.1.1 Conceptual Metaphorical Mechanism in jiong | 第83-84页 |
| 5.1.2 Conceptual Metaphorical Mechanism in mei | 第84-85页 |
| 5.2 Mechanism of Conceptual Blending | 第85-88页 |
| 5.2.1 Conceptual Blending Mechanism in jiong | 第86-87页 |
| 5.2.2 Conceptual Blending Mechanism in mei | 第87-88页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第88-90页 |
| Conclusion | 第90-94页 |
| Bibliography | 第94-102页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第102-104页 |
