| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of This Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Purpose of This Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of This Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Outline of This Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-36页 |
| ·Concept and the Meaning | 第17-20页 |
| ·Noun-noun Conceptual Combination and Noun-noun Compound | 第20-23页 |
| ·Classifications of Noun-noun Conceptual Combinations in This Research | 第23-26页 |
| ·Five Basic Classifications of Noun-noun Conceptual Combinations | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Counterfactual Noun-noun Conceptual Combination | 第24-26页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第26-30页 |
| ·The Network Model of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第26-29页 |
| ·Classic Example of CBT—Trashcan Basketball | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Competition among Relations in Nominals Theory | 第30-32页 |
| ·Other Theories and Study Related to Noun-noun Conceptual Combinations | 第32-36页 |
| ·Schema-Modification Theory | 第32-33页 |
| ·Constraining Theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·Dual Process Theory | 第34页 |
| ·Study on Noun-noun Conceptual Combinations in China | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第36-40页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第36页 |
| ·Subjects Description | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments for Data Collection | 第36-39页 |
| ·Design of Test | 第37-38页 |
| ·Design of Questionnaire | 第38-39页 |
| ·Procedures of the Research | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Presentation and Discussion | 第40-63页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第40页 |
| ·Cognition of Noun-noun Conceptual Combinations of EFL Learners | 第40-59页 |
| ·Cognition of the Relational Noun-noun Conceptual Combination | 第40-53页 |
| ·Cognition of the Property Mapping Noun-noun Conceptual Combination | 第53-54页 |
| ·Cognition of the Conjunctive Noun-noun Conceptual Combination | 第54-55页 |
| ·Cognition of the Hybrid Noun-noun Conceptual Combination | 第55-56页 |
| ·Cognition of the Blended Noun-noun Conceptual Combination | 第56-58页 |
| ·Cognition of the Counterfactual Noun-noun Conceptual Combination | 第58-59页 |
| ·Results of Questionnaire | 第59-61页 |
| ·Summary of Data Discussion | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第63-67页 |
| ·Findings of This Research | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations and Implications of This Research | 第64-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-72页 |
| Appendix | 第72-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80-81页 |
| List of Publications | 第81页 |
