| Acknowledgements | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第11页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Methodology and Data Collection | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4.1 Research Methods | 第12页 |
| 1.4.2 Source of Data | 第12-13页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-26页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Imperative Sentences | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Traditional View of Imperative Sentences | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Pragmatic View of Imperative Sentences | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Cognitive View of Imperative Sentences | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences | 第19-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Mood and Function of Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Typology of Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.4 Application and Acquisition of Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第26-37页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Grammatical Metonymy | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Grammatical Metonymy and Relevant Factors | 第27-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Working Mechanism of Grammatical Metonymy | 第27-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Operational Process of Grammatical Metonymy | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Motivation of Grammatical Metonymy | 第32-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Mental Access | 第34页 |
| 3.3.2 Cognitive Reference Point | 第34-36页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four A Grammatical Metonymic Approach to Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences | 第37-66页 |
| 4.1 Classification of Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences and Grammatical Metonymy | 第37-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Classification of Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences | 第37-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Classification of Grammatical Metonymy | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of Modern Chinese Imperative Sentences Based on Grammatical Metonymy | 第44-61页 |
| 4.2.1“V.”Imperative Sentences | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2.2“Adj.”Imperative Sentences | 第50-55页 |
| 4.2.3“Adv.”Imperative Sentences | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.4“N.”Imperative Sentences | 第56-60页 |
| 4.2.5 Interrogative Imperative Sentences | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3 Influence of Context | 第61-65页 |
| 4.3.1 Influence of Context on Grammatical Metonymy | 第61-63页 |
| 4.3.2 Influence of Context on Chinese Imperative Sentences | 第63-65页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings and Suggestions | 第66-67页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Prospects | 第67-69页 |
| References | 第69-73页 |
