| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Research Motivation and Purpose | 第11-13页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第13-15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-23页 |
| ·A Brief Review of Polysemy | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Definition of Polysemy | 第16-17页 |
| ·Traditional Approaches to Polysemy | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Polysemy | 第18-19页 |
| ·Review of Previous Cognitive Studies of Human Body Parts | 第19-23页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies of Human Body Parts Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies of Human Body Parts At Home | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第23-29页 |
| ·Categorization and Prototype Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Four Case Studies of Polysemous Body-part Words | 第29-41页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Senses of Face | 第30-32页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Senses of Mouth | 第32-34页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Senses of Back | 第34-36页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Senses of Arm | 第36-38页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Senses of Stomach | 第38-39页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Senses of Spleen | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第41-55页 |
| ·Differences of the Meaning Extension of Body-part Words | 第41-45页 |
| ·Number Aspect | 第41-42页 |
| ·Semantic Content Aspect | 第42-44页 |
| ·Influencing Factors | 第44-45页 |
| ·Mapping Patterns of Polysemous Body-part Words | 第45-50页 |
| ·Metaphorical Mapping Patterns | 第45-48页 |
| ·Mapping from Body domain to Non-body Domains | 第46-47页 |
| ·Mapping from Non-body domains to Body Domain | 第47-48页 |
| ·Metonymic Mapping Patterns | 第48-50页 |
| ·Vertical Mapping Between the Whole and Parts | 第48-49页 |
| ·Horizontal Mapping from Body Part to its Attributes | 第49-50页 |
| ·Features of Body Metaphorical and Metonymic Cognition | 第50-55页 |
| ·Features of Metaphorical Cognition | 第50-52页 |
| ·Asymmetric and Partial in Mapping | 第51-52页 |
| ·Analogy in Thinking | 第52页 |
| ·Features of Metonymic Cognition | 第52-55页 |
| ·Highlighting Different Aspects of a Body Part | 第53页 |
| ·Highlighting an Implication | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第55-56页 |
| ·Implications of the Research | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-63页 |
| Appendices | 第63-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Senses of Face | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Senses of Mouth | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Senses of Back | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Senses of Arm | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: Senses of Stomach | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ: Senses of Spleen | 第68-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
| Publications | 第70页 |
