| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Reasons of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第15页 |
| ·Research methods and sources of research data | 第15-16页 |
| ·Overall structure of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| ·Previous studies on "Jimo" structure | 第17-26页 |
| ·Syntactic study | 第17-20页 |
| ·Semantic study | 第20-21页 |
| ·Pragmatic study | 第21-25页 |
| ·Cognitive study | 第25-26页 |
| ·Limitations of previous studies | 第26-27页 |
| ·Defining "Jimo" structure | 第27-29页 |
| ·A working definition of "Jimo" structure | 第27-28页 |
| ·Some features of "Jimo" structure | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework—Conceptual Blending Theory | 第30-42页 |
| ·Introduction to its origin and development | 第30-32页 |
| ·Mental space theory | 第32-33页 |
| ·Conceptual blending theory | 第33-40页 |
| ·Network model of conceptual integration | 第34-37页 |
| ·Optimality principles of blending | 第37-38页 |
| ·Types of conceptual integration networks | 第38-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four Meaning Construction of "Jimo " Structure from Conceptual Blending Theory | 第42-59页 |
| ·Tentative classification of "Jimo" structure | 第42-43页 |
| ·Meaning construction of the eliminating "Jimo" structure from conceptual blending theory | 第43-51页 |
| ·Building input spaces | 第43-45页 |
| ·Mapping partially across input spaces | 第45-47页 |
| ·Locating the generic space | 第47页 |
| ·Projecting selectively to the blend | 第47-49页 |
| ·Creating the emergent structure | 第49-51页 |
| ·Meaning construction of the obtaining "Jimo" structure from conceptual blending theory | 第51-57页 |
| ·Building input spaces | 第52-53页 |
| ·Mapping partially across input spaces | 第53-54页 |
| ·Locating the generic space | 第54页 |
| ·Projecting selectively to the blend | 第54-55页 |
| ·Creating the emergent structure | 第55-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-63页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第60-61页 |
| ·Prospects for further study | 第61-63页 |
| References | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix Picture of the original "Jimo " sentence | 第67页 |
