| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第9-12页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第12-13页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Objective and Significance of Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Polysemy | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Three Traditional Approaches to Polysemy | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 The Cognitive Linguistics Approach to Polysemy | 第20-24页 |
| 2.4 Empirical Studies of Chinese and English Polysemy in China | 第24-27页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第29-44页 |
| 3.1 The Prototype Category Theory | 第29-34页 |
| 3.1.1 Category and categorization | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.2 The traditional theory of categorization | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.3 The cognitive theory of categorization | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2 The Two Forms of Meaning extension | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2.1 The prototype shift | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2.2 The prototype split | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 The Two Means of Meaning extension | 第36-41页 |
| 3.3.1 Metaphor and polysemy | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3.2 Metonymy and polysemy | 第38-40页 |
| 3.3.3 The integration of metaphor and metonymy and polysemy | 第40-41页 |
| 3.4 Polysemous Word Analysis based on Prototype category theory | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE POLYSEMES FIRE AND HUO | 第44-68页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2 Features of Entity | 第45-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Paths of meaning extension | 第46-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Process of sub-categorization | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison between polysemous words fire and 火 | 第52-55页 |
| 4.3 Functions of Entity | 第55-63页 |
| 4.3.1 Paths of meaning extension | 第57-60页 |
| 4.3.2 Process of sub-categorization | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3.3 Comparison between polysemous words fire and 火 | 第61-63页 |
| 4.4 Functions of Language | 第63-68页 |
| 4.4.1 Paths of meaning extension | 第64-66页 |
| 4.4.2 Process of sub-categorization | 第66页 |
| 4.4.3 Comparison between polysemous words fire and 火 | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第68-71页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings of the Study | 第68-70页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study | 第70页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Study | 第70-71页 |
| REFERENCES | 第71-75页 |
| PUBLICATIONS | 第75页 |
