| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-23页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第16-19页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第20-21页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第21-22页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Study | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第23-38页 |
| 2.1 Related Research on Conceptual Metonymy | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2 Overview of Grammatical Metonymy | 第25-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Research on Grammatical Metonymy Abroad | 第25-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Research on Grammatical Metonymy at Home | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3 Previous Research on English Imperatives | 第31-36页 |
| 2.3.1 Foreign Research on English Imperatives | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3.2 Domestic Research on English Imperatives | 第34-36页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第38-54页 |
| 3.1 Relevant Studies on English Imperative Construction with Stative Predicate | 第38-47页 |
| 3.1.1 Traditional Views on English Imperative Construction with Stative Predicate | 第38-41页 |
| 3.1.2 Cognitive Views on English Imperative Construction with Stative Predicate | 第41-47页 |
| 3.2 Related Concepts and Theories | 第47-52页 |
| 3.2.1 Grammatical Metonymy | 第47-48页 |
| 3.2.2 Idealized Cognitive Model (ICM) | 第48-50页 |
| 3.2.3 RESULT FOR ACTION Metonymy | 第50-51页 |
| 3.2.4 Panther's View on Basic Metonymic Relations | 第51-52页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 4 Refined Metonymic Operating Models of English Imperative Constructionwith Stative Predicate Expressed by Adjective | 第54-62页 |
| 4.1 Necessity of Refined Metonymy Operating Models | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2 Refined Metonymic Operating Models | 第55-60页 |
| 4.2.1 One Metonymy Operating Model | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.2 Metonymic Chain Operating Model | 第57-58页 |
| 4.2.3 Complicated Metonymy Operating Model Based on Metaphor or Context | 第58-60页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Grammatical Metonymy Analysis of English Imperative Construction withStative Predicate Expressed by Adjective | 第62-81页 |
| 5.1 Three Metonymy Operating Models in English Imperative Construction withStative Predicate Expressed by Adjective | 第62-71页 |
| 5.1.1 English Imperative Construction of One Metonymy Operating Model | 第63-65页 |
| 5.1.2 English Imperative Construction of Metonymic Chain Operating Model | 第65-67页 |
| 5.1.3 English Imperative Construction of Complicated Metonymy OperatingModel | 第67-71页 |
| 5.2 Grammatical Constraints on the Metonymic Mechanism | 第71-76页 |
| 5.2.1 Syntactic Constraints | 第72-73页 |
| 5.2.2 Semantic Constraints | 第73-76页 |
| 5.3 Pragmatic Functions of English Imperative Construction with Stative PredicateExpressed by Adjective | 第76-80页 |
| 5.3.1 Linguistic Simplicity | 第77-78页 |
| 5.3.2 Mitigation | 第78-79页 |
| 5.3.3 Ostension | 第79-80页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第80-81页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第81-85页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第81-83页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第83页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第83-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-91页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第91页 |
