| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Theoretical Significance | 第11页 |
| ·Practical Significance | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| ·Definition of N+N Compounds | 第14-15页 |
| ·Previous Studies of N+N Compounds | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Study on the Semantic Relations between the Constituents of Chinese Noun-Noun Compounds | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Generative Approach on Creation of Noun-Noun Compounds | 第16页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach in Dealing with N+N Compounds | 第16-18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第19-24页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Nature of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Attributes of Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·The working mechanism of conceptual metaphor | 第21页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy | 第21-23页 |
| ·The nature of Conceptual Metonymy | 第21页 |
| ·The attributes of Conceptual Metonymy | 第21-22页 |
| ·The working mechanism of conceptual metonymy | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 4 Metaphor-based Noun-Noun Compounds | 第24-32页 |
| ·Metaphor-based Modifier | 第24-26页 |
| ·Metaphor-based Profile Determinant | 第26-28页 |
| ·Double Metaphorical Processing: Metaphor-based Modifier and Profile Determinant | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Compound as a Whole is Metaphorical | 第29-30页 |
| ·Metaphor-based Semantic Relation between the Constituent of the Compound | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 5 Metonymy-based Noun-Noun Compounds | 第32-37页 |
| ·Metonymy-based Modifier | 第32-33页 |
| ·Metonymy-based Profile Determinant | 第33-34页 |
| ·Double Metonymical Processing: Metonymy-based Modifier and Profile Determinant | 第34页 |
| ·The Compound as a Whole is Metonymical | 第34-35页 |
| ·Metonymy-based Relation between the Two Constituents of the Compound | 第35-36页 |
| ·WHOLE-PART | 第35页 |
| ·PART-WHOLE | 第35-36页 |
| ·PART-PART | 第36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 6 Metaphor- and Metonymy-based Compounds | 第37-43页 |
| ·Metaphor-based Semantic Relationship between the Constituents of the Compound and Metonymy-based Modifier | 第37-40页 |
| ·Sign Metonymies: FORM FOR CONCEPT | 第37-38页 |
| ·Concept Metonymies | 第38-40页 |
| ·Metaphor-based Semantic Relationship between the Constituents of the Compound and Metonymy-based Profile Determinant | 第40页 |
| ·Metonymy-based Modifier and Metaphor-based Profile Determinant | 第40-41页 |
| ·Metaphor-based Modifier and Metonymy-based Profile Determinant | 第41-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| 1. Findings | 第43-44页 |
| 2. Limitations | 第44-45页 |
| Reference | 第45-49页 |
| Appendix B 详细中文摘要汉语中的隐转喻名名复合词及认知理据 | 第49-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53页 |
