| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Research | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| 1.5 Thesis Organization | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-23页 |
| 2.1 A General Introduction to Noun-noun Compounds in English and Chinese | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.1 The Delimitations of Chinese Noun-noun Compounds | 第16页 |
| 2.1.2 The Delimitations of English Noun-noun Compounds | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on English Noun-noun Compounds | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.1 Domestic Researches on English Noun-noun Compounds | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 Researches on English Noun-noun Compounds Abroad | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Chinese Noun-noun | 第19-21页 |
| 2.4 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Integration | 第23-34页 |
| 3.1 The Origin and Development of the Conceptual Integration Theory | 第23页 |
| 3.2 Elements of the Conceptual Integration Theory | 第23-28页 |
| 3.2.1 Mental Spaces | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2.2 Cross-space Mapping of Counterpart Connections | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.3 Generic Space | 第25页 |
| 3.2.4 Blend | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.5 Selective Projection | 第26页 |
| 3.2.6 Emergent Structure | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.7 Composition | 第27页 |
| 3.2.8 Completion | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.9 Elaboration | 第28页 |
| 3.3 Optimality Principles | 第28-29页 |
| 3.4 Types of Conceptual Integration Networks | 第29-32页 |
| 3.4.1 Simplex Network | 第29-30页 |
| 3.4.2 Mirror Network | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4.3 Single-scope Network | 第31页 |
| 3.4.4 Double-scope Network | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4.5 Multiple Blend Network | 第32页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Meaning Construction of English and Chinese Noun-noun Compounds | 第34-58页 |
| 4.1 Six Types of English and Chinese Noun-noun Compounds | 第34-38页 |
| 4.2 English and Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Simplex Network | 第38-42页 |
| 4.2.1 English Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Simplex Network | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2.2 Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Simplex Network | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3 English and Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Mirror Network | 第42-48页 |
| 4.3.1 English Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Mirror Network | 第43-45页 |
| 4.3.2 Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Mirror Network | 第45-48页 |
| 4.4 English and Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Single-scope Network | 第48-51页 |
| 4.4.1 English Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Single-scope Network | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4.2 Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Single-scope Network | 第49-51页 |
| 4.5 English and Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Double-scope Network | 第51-53页 |
| 4.5.1 English Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Double-scope Network | 第51-52页 |
| 4.5.2 Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Double-scope Network | 第52-53页 |
| 4.6 English and Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Multiple Blend Network | 第53-55页 |
| 4.6.1 English Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Multiple Blend Network | 第53-54页 |
| 4.6.2 Chinese Noun-noun Compounds Constructed in Multiple Blend Network | 第54-55页 |
| 4.7 Cognitive Mechanism of English and Chinese Noun-noun Compounds in Meaning Construction | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Study | 第58页 |
| 5.2 Findings | 第58-60页 |
| 5.3 Implications of the Study | 第60-61页 |
| 5.4 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第61-62页 |
| References | 第62-65页 |
