| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-14页 |
| List of Figures | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-22页 |
| ·Research Background and Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Hypothesis and Research Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Redefinition of English Oxymoron | 第17-19页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-30页 |
| ·General Introduction to Previous Researches | 第22-23页 |
| ·A Detailed Review from Different Perspectives | 第23-28页 |
| ·Rhetorical Approach | 第23-25页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach | 第25-26页 |
| ·Semantic Approach | 第26-27页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第30-39页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory (CBT) | 第30-34页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Model | 第31-32页 |
| ·Evaluation of CBT in Interpreting English Oxymoron | 第32-34页 |
| ·Figure-ground Theory (FGT) | 第34-37页 |
| ·Figure and Ground | 第34-36页 |
| ·Explanatory Power of FGT on English Oxymoron | 第36-37页 |
| ·Complementarity of FGT and CBT in Interpreting English Oxymoron | 第37-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Semantic Identification of English Oxymoron | 第39-55页 |
| ·Cognitive Motivation of Identifying English Oxymoron | 第39-42页 |
| ·Classification of English Oxymoron Based on Figure-ground Relation | 第42-53页 |
| ·Fore-focalization | 第45-48页 |
| ·Post-focalization | 第48-50页 |
| ·Co-focalization | 第50-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Prominent-blending Analysis of English Oxymoron | 第55-83页 |
| ·Prominent-blending Principle | 第55-61页 |
| ·Constitution and Structure of Prominent-blending Model (PBM) | 第56-58页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of PBM | 第58-61页 |
| ·PBM-based Interpretation of Types of English Oxymora | 第61-81页 |
| ·Interpretation Process of Fore-focalization in English Oxymoron | 第61-67页 |
| ·Fore-focalized Interpretation Process | 第61-64页 |
| ·Case Study | 第64-67页 |
| ·Interpretation Process of Post-focalization in English Oxymoron | 第67-73页 |
| ·Post-focalized Interpretation Process | 第68-70页 |
| ·Case Study | 第70-73页 |
| ·Interpretation Process of Co-focalization in English Oxymoron | 第73-79页 |
| ·Co-focalized Interpretation Process | 第73-75页 |
| ·Case Study | 第75-79页 |
| ·Discussion | 第79-81页 |
| ·Summary | 第81-83页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第83-88页 |
| ·Summary of the Major Findings | 第83-84页 |
| ·Theoretical and Practical Implications of this Study | 第84-86页 |
| ·Limitations of this Thesis and Suggestions for Further Research | 第86-88页 |
| References | 第88-96页 |
| Appendix | 第96-98页 |
