| 内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Layout of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-25页 |
| ·An Introduction to English Conundrums | 第12-19页 |
| ·Definitions of Conundrums | 第12-15页 |
| ·Lexicographers’Definitions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Folklorists’Definitions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Linguists’Definitions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Characteristics of Conundrums | 第15-19页 |
| ·Two Parts in Formation | 第15-16页 |
| ·Unexpectedness in Interpretation | 第16-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies | 第19-25页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第19-21页 |
| ·Anthropological View | 第19-20页 |
| ·Linguistic View | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies at Home | 第21-25页 |
| ·Studies for Practical Purposes | 第21-22页 |
| ·Linguistic Approaches | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Rationale and Methodology | 第25-33页 |
| ·Rationale: Conceptual Integration Theory | 第25-31页 |
| ·The Origin of CIT: Mental Space Theory | 第26-27页 |
| ·Mental Space | 第26页 |
| ·Mapping | 第26-27页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration Theory | 第27-31页 |
| ·Constitutive Principles of Conceptual Integration | 第27-30页 |
| ·Optimality Principles of Integration | 第30-31页 |
| ·Types of Integration Network | 第31页 |
| ·Methodology | 第31-33页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第31页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Conundrums: Categorization and Interpretation | 第33-55页 |
| ·Simplex Network-based Conundrums | 第33-38页 |
| ·Inner Space -based Conundrums | 第34-36页 |
| ·Outer Space -based Conundrums | 第36-38页 |
| ·Mirror Network-based Conundrums | 第38-43页 |
| ·Compression-based Conundrums | 第39-41页 |
| ·Decompression-based Conundrums | 第41-43页 |
| ·Single Scope-based Conundrums | 第43-49页 |
| ·Metaphor-based Conundrums | 第44-46页 |
| ·Analogy-based Conundrums | 第46-49页 |
| ·Double Scope-based Conundrums | 第49-55页 |
| ·Clash-based Conundrums | 第49-51页 |
| ·Nonclash-based Conundrums | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter Five Implications and Applications | 第55-58页 |
| ·Implications | 第55-56页 |
| ·Applications | 第56-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| References | 第60-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63-64页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第64-65页 |
| 摘要 | 第65-68页 |
| Abstract | 第68-71页 |
