| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-8页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-22页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research Rational | 第15-17页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第17-19页 |
| ·Key Research Questions | 第19页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Resources | 第19-21页 |
| ·Organization of the Remaining Chapters | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review: A Survey of Studies on Riddles | 第22-32页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22页 |
| ·Previous Research on the origin of Chinese riddles | 第22-23页 |
| ·Definition and classification of Chinese riddles | 第23-25页 |
| ·Definition of Chinese riddles | 第23-24页 |
| ·Classification of Chinese riddles | 第24-25页 |
| ·Development of Chinese Riddles | 第25-28页 |
| ·Guessing Techniques and Creating Principles of Chinese Riddles | 第28-30页 |
| ·Techniques of Guessing Riddles | 第28页 |
| ·Principles of Creating Riddles | 第28-30页 |
| ·Riddle-study in Western Countries | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第32-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第32页 |
| ·Theories of Gestalt psychology | 第32-36页 |
| ·Mental-Model based research Paradigm | 第36-40页 |
| ·Relevant studies on Mental-Model | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Autonomy-dependency Analysis Framework | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Theory of Type-hierarchy Structure | 第40-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Four Close Observation of CCRs | 第43-51页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·The key conception in riddles-intended misinterpretation | 第43-44页 |
| ·Classification of CCRs based on our analysis | 第44-47页 |
| ·Repronouncing-needed riddles | 第44-45页 |
| ·Restructuring-needed riddles | 第45-47页 |
| ·Reinterpreting-needed riddles | 第47页 |
| ·The Triggers Used in Restructuring-needed Riddles | 第47-48页 |
| ·The intentionality impacting on the production of riddles | 第48-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis on the Production of Restructuring-needed CCRs | 第51-65页 |
| ·Introduction | 第51-52页 |
| ·Truth condition study from the perspective of semeiolgy | 第52-55页 |
| ·The Connotation and Denotation of Chinese Characters | 第55-57页 |
| ·More Close Analysis on the Restructuring-needed Riddles | 第57-63页 |
| ·Practical Application of the Theory of Type-hierarchy Structure | 第58-60页 |
| ·Case Study of the Restructuring-needed riddles | 第60-63页 |
| ·Application to the English riddles | 第63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Six Summary | 第65-69页 |
| ·Main findings of the Dissertation | 第65-66页 |
| ·Innovation and Limitations | 第66-67页 |
| ·Inspiration to the present works | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-71页 |
