| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Objectives of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-25页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第13-20页 |
| ·Research on euphemism at home and abroad | 第14-17页 |
| ·Classifications of euphemism | 第17-18页 |
| ·Functions of euphemism | 第18-20页 |
| ·Metonymy | 第20-25页 |
| ·Traditional rhetorical view of metonymy | 第21-22页 |
| ·Structualist view of metonymy | 第22页 |
| ·Cognitive semantic view of metonymy | 第22-25页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第25-32页 |
| ·The same idealized cognitive model | 第25-27页 |
| ·Cognitive mechanism of metonymy | 第27-29页 |
| ·Methodology of the study | 第29-32页 |
| 4 Analysis of the Generating Euphemisms in SUA withinMetonymy-producing Relationships | 第32-57页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Whole ICM and Its Parts | 第33-43页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Thing-and-Part ICM | 第33-35页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Constitution ICM | 第35-36页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Event ICM | 第36-39页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Category-and-Member ICM | 第39-41页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Category-and-property ICM | 第41-43页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Parts of an Whole ICM | 第43-57页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Action ICM | 第43-45页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Causation ICM | 第45-48页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Possession ICM | 第48-49页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Containment ICM | 第49-50页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Location ICM | 第50-53页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Sign and Reference ICM | 第53-55页 |
| ·Production of euphemisms within Modification ICM | 第55-57页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·Findings and enlightenments | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations | 第58-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| 攻读硕士论文期间发表的论文 | 第65-68页 |
| 附录 | 第68-75页 |
