| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-16页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第16-20页 |
| 1.1 The Research Background | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2 The Research Qestions and Objectives | 第18页 |
| 1.3 The Layout of this Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 The Traditional Approach to Polysemy | 第20-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Monosemy and Polysemy | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Homonymy and Polysemy | 第21-24页 |
| 2.1.3 Ambiguity and Vagueness | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 The Structuralistic Approach to Polysemy | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Lexical Field Theory | 第26页 |
| 2.2.2 Componential Analysis | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 The Cognitive Approach to Polysemy | 第28-31页 |
| 2.3.1 The Previous Cognitive Studies of Polysemy Abroad | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3.2 The Previous Cognitive Studies of Polysemy at Home | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第31-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL BASIS | 第32-45页 |
| 3.1 Categorization and Category | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Classic Category | 第32-33页 |
| 3.1.2 Prototype Category | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Prototype Shift and Prototype Split | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第37-39页 |
| 3.4 Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第39-41页 |
| 3.5 The Cognitive Models of the Meaning Extension of Polysemes | 第41-43页 |
| 3.5.1 The Chain Model | 第41-42页 |
| 3.5.2 The Radial Model | 第42-43页 |
| 3.5.3 The Synthetic Model | 第43页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第43-45页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR A CASE STUDY OF WATER & SHUI | 第45-68页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection of the Polyseme Water | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 Data Analysis of the Polyseme Water | 第46-53页 |
| 4.2.1 The Chain Model of the Meaning Extension of Water | 第48-50页 |
| 4.2.2 The Radial Model of the Meaning Extension of Water | 第50-53页 |
| 4.2.3 The Synthetic Model of the Meaning Extension of Water | 第53页 |
| 4.3 Data Collection of the Polyseme Shui | 第53-55页 |
| 4.4 Data Analysis of the Polyseme Shui 40 | 第55-60页 |
| 4.4.1 The Chain Model of the Meaning Extension of Shui | 第56-57页 |
| 4.4.2 The Radial Model of the Meaning Extension of Shui | 第57-59页 |
| 4.4.3 The Synthetic Model of the Meaning Extension of Shui | 第59-60页 |
| 4.5 The Metaphoric and Metonymic Usages of Water and Shui | 第60-63页 |
| 4.5.1 The Metaphoric Usages of Water and Shui | 第61-62页 |
| 4.5.2 The Metonymic Usages of Water and Shui | 第62-63页 |
| 4.6 The Comparative and Contrastive Analysis of Water and Shui | 第63-67页 |
| 4.6.1 The Similarities Between Water and Shui | 第64-65页 |
| 4.6.2 The Disparities Between Water and Shui | 第65-67页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第67-68页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第68-72页 |
| 5.1 The Research Findings | 第68-70页 |
| 5.2 The Research Implications | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 The Research Limitations and Further Suggestions | 第71-72页 |
| REFERENCES | 第72-75页 |
| 中文参考文献 | 第75-77页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第77-78页 |
| PUBLICATIONS | 第78页 |
