| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives and significance of the research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the research | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Studies of language variation | 第17-22页 |
| ·Homogeneity and heterogeneity of language | 第17-19页 |
| ·Variation theory | 第19-22页 |
| ·Previous studies of deviated rhetoric | 第22-25页 |
| ·Deviated rhetoric study in China | 第22-24页 |
| ·Deviated rhetoric study in western countries | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Bases | 第27-36页 |
| ·Development of CIT | 第27-29页 |
| ·Elements and processes of CIT | 第29-32页 |
| ·Elements of CIT | 第30-32页 |
| ·Processes of CIT | 第32页 |
| ·Conceptual integration networks and online processing of CIT | 第32-34页 |
| ·Conceptual integration networks of CIT | 第33页 |
| ·Online Processing of CIT | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Meaning Construction Mechanism of Deviated Rhetoric | 第36-47页 |
| ·Major models of CIT-based interpretation of deviated rhetoric | 第36-41页 |
| ·Two-space model | 第37-39页 |
| ·Multi-space model | 第39-41页 |
| ·Blending mechanism of deviated rhetoric | 第41-46页 |
| ·Conceptual mapping | 第42页 |
| ·Conceptual compression | 第42-44页 |
| ·Emergent meaning construction | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Mappings of Deviated Rhetoric and Its Meaning Construction | 第47-63页 |
| ·Mapping types of deviated rhetoric | 第47-56页 |
| ·Projection mappings | 第48-51页 |
| ·Pragmatic function mappings | 第51-53页 |
| ·Schema mappings | 第53-56页 |
| ·Emergent meaning construction of deviated rhetoric | 第56-62页 |
| ·In simplex network | 第57-58页 |
| ·In mirror network | 第58-60页 |
| ·In single-scope network | 第60-61页 |
| ·In double-scope network | 第61-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter 6 Factors Influencing Meaning Construction of Deviated Rhetoric | 第63-73页 |
| ·Linguistic and non-linguistic context | 第63-65页 |
| ·Linguistic context | 第64-65页 |
| ·Non-linguistic context | 第65页 |
| ·Individual cognitive competence | 第65-69页 |
| ·Imagination | 第66-67页 |
| ·Creativity | 第67-68页 |
| ·Reasoning | 第68-69页 |
| ·Cultural influence | 第69-71页 |
| ·Social background | 第69-70页 |
| ·Traditional culture | 第70-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第73-75页 |
| ·Limitations of this study and expectations for further research | 第75-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-82页 |
| Appendix | 第82页 |
