| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aim and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Layout of the Paper | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 A Review of Death Euphemism | 第15-28页 |
| ·Defining Death Euphemism | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of Euphemism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Redefinition of Death Euphemism | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classification of Chinese Death Euphemisms | 第17-23页 |
| ·Death Euphemisms Related to Religious Belief | 第17-19页 |
| ·Death Euphemisms Related to Social Statue | 第19-22页 |
| ·Death Euphemisms Related to Age and Characteristics | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Study on Euphemism and Death Euphemism | 第23-28页 |
| ·Research of Euphemism Abroad and in China | 第23-25页 |
| ·Research of Death Euphemism | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第28-39页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第28-32页 |
| ·Definition of Conceptual Metonymy | 第28-29页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metonymy | 第29-30页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metonymy | 第30-32页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第32-39页 |
| ·Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第32-33页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第33-36页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Cognitive Metaphor | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4 A Metonymic Approach to the Generating Mechanism of Chinese Death Euphemisms | 第39-46页 |
| ·Whole and Part Metonymic Relationship | 第40-43页 |
| ·A PART STANDS FOR THE WHOLE | 第40-42页 |
| ·THE WHOLE STANDS FOR A PART | 第42-43页 |
| ·Part and Part Metonymic Relationship | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 5 A Metaphorical Approach to the Generating Mechanism of Chinese Death Euphemisms | 第46-57页 |
| ·DEATH IS SLEEP OR REST | 第47页 |
| ·DEATH IS DEPARTURE | 第47-49页 |
| ·DEATH IS THE DESTINATION OF A JOUNEY | 第49-52页 |
| ·DEATH IS THE COLLAPSE OF A TALL AND HEAVY OBJECT | 第52-53页 |
| ·DEATH IS THE WITHERING OF PLANTS | 第53-55页 |
| ·DEATH IS THE LOSS OF PRECIOUS POSSESSION | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·The Implications and Limitations of the Study | 第58-60页 |
| Reference | 第60-63页 |
