| Acknowledgments | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-9页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical frameworks | 第9-14页 |
| ·Introduction | 第9-10页 |
| ·previous studies of noun to verb shift | 第10-12页 |
| ·The fundamental viewpoints of systemic functional grammar and cognitive linguistics | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two The systemic functional inquiry on denominalization | 第14-26页 |
| ·noun to verb shift on lexico-grammatical stratum | 第14页 |
| ·Noun to verb shift on semantic stratum | 第14-15页 |
| ·realization | 第15-17页 |
| ·Noun to verb shift and transitivity system | 第17-20页 |
| ·Grammatical metaphor and noun to verb shift | 第20-22页 |
| ·Denominal verbs in context and their pragmatic functions | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Three The cognitive linguistic inquiry on denominalization | 第26-40页 |
| ·Some basic concepts | 第26页 |
| ·Cognitive linguistic definition of noun and verb | 第26-29页 |
| ·'Entity' and 'relation' | 第27-29页 |
| ·The independency of entities and the dependency of relations | 第29页 |
| ·Conceptual metonymy | 第29-40页 |
| ·A cognitive model of metonymy | 第30-32页 |
| ·Cognitive frames | 第32-35页 |
| ·The assessment of salience degree | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive interpretations of denominal verbs based on conceptual metonymy and metaphor | 第40-48页 |
| ·The metonymic model and denominal verbs | 第40-44页 |
| ·Categories of denominal verbs | 第40-41页 |
| ·Denominalization based on the metonymic model | 第41-44页 |
| ·Denominal verbs and conceptual metaphor | 第44-46页 |
| ·A cognitive interpretation of the pragmatic function of N to V shift | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-53页 |
| ·A comparison between systemic functional grammar and cognitive linguistics concerning N-V shift | 第48-50页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| References | 第53-54页 |
