| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-40页 |
| ·An Overview on News Headlines | 第19-29页 |
| ·Definitions of News Headlines | 第19页 |
| ·Classifications of News Headlines | 第19-23页 |
| ·Features and Functions of News Headlines | 第23-29页 |
| ·Previous Studies on English News Headlines | 第29-34页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration Theory | 第34-40页 |
| ·Development of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第34-36页 |
| ·Major Viewpoints of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology | 第40-50页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration Networks | 第40-45页 |
| ·The Network Model of Conceptual Integration | 第40-42页 |
| ·Optimality Principles | 第42-43页 |
| ·Types of Conceptual Integration Networks | 第43-45页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第45-46页 |
| ·Procedure of Data Collection and Analysis | 第46-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Conceptual Integration in English Economic News Headlines | 第50-69页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices Are Used in English Economic News Headlines | 第50-66页 |
| ·Metaphor Is Used in English Economic News Headlines | 第50-59页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第53-55页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第55-57页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第57-59页 |
| ·Metonymy Is Used in English Economic News Headlines | 第59-64页 |
| ·Characteristics Instead of the Source Domain | 第61-62页 |
| ·Proper Noun Instead of the Common Noun | 第62-63页 |
| ·Abstract Instead of Detail | 第63页 |
| ·Part Instead of the Whole | 第63-64页 |
| ·Result Instead of Reason | 第64页 |
| ·Personification Is Used in English Economic News Headlines | 第64-66页 |
| ·Object Instead of Human Being | 第65页 |
| ·Living Thing Instead of Human Being | 第65页 |
| ·Abstract Instead of Human Being | 第65-66页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices of Conceptual Integration Networks Are Used in English Economic News Headlines | 第66-69页 |
| ·Simplex Network | 第66页 |
| ·Mirror Network | 第66-67页 |
| ·Single-Scope Network | 第67-68页 |
| ·Double-Scope Network | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| ·Major Reached Findings | 第69页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第69-71页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Studies | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75-98页 |
