| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·General Purpose of the Present Study | 第9页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第9-10页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Two Current Studies on Nominal Classifier Structures | 第11-15页 |
| ·Introduction | 第11页 |
| ·Current Studies on Chinese Nominal Classifier Structures | 第11-12页 |
| ·Current Studies on Chinese Nominal Classifiers | 第12-13页 |
| ·Current Studies on the Contrast between Chinese and English Nominal Classifier Structures | 第13页 |
| ·Summary | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Three Theories of Cognitive Metonymy | 第15-21页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·Diachronic Research on and the Definition of Metonymy | 第15-16页 |
| ·Classification of Metonymy | 第16-17页 |
| ·Operational Mechanisms of Metonymy | 第17-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Four A Metonymic Approach to Chinese and English Nominal Classifier Structures | 第21-37页 |
| ·Introduction | 第21页 |
| ·Cognitive Bases of the Formation of Nominal Classifier Structures | 第21-22页 |
| ·Metonymy in the Formation of Nominal Classifier Structures | 第22-35页 |
| ·Metonymy in Man's Cognition of Things | 第22-23页 |
| ·Metonymy in Cognizing the Quantity of Things | 第23-32页 |
| ·Metonymy in Forming Chinese Classifiers and English Partitives | 第32-35页 |
| ·Metonymy and Noun-Classifier Collocations | 第35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Five Implications and Applications of This Study | 第37-40页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第37-38页 |
| ·Implication for the Theory of Metonymy | 第37页 |
| ·Implication for the Chinese Classifier System | 第37-38页 |
| ·Practical Applications | 第38-40页 |
| ·Applications in TCFL | 第38页 |
| ·Insights into Translation | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第40-42页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings of This Study | 第40页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第40-41页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Prospects for Future Research | 第41-42页 |
| Bibliography | 第42-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46-47页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第47页 |
