| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第6-10页 |
| Tables and Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·General Introduction | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 An Overview of Studies on Synaesthesia | 第14-29页 |
| ·Multidisciplinary Studies of Synaesthesia | 第14-15页 |
| ·Strong Synaesthesia in Science | 第15-18页 |
| ·Phenomenology of Synaesthesia | 第15-16页 |
| ·Synaesthesia in Neurology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Synaesthesia in Neurobiology | 第17页 |
| ·Synaesthesia in Psychology | 第17-18页 |
| ·Weak Synaesthesia in Linguistics | 第18-23页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第18-20页 |
| ·Rhetorical Perspective | 第20-21页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistic Perspective | 第21-23页 |
| ·Relationship between Strong Synaesthesia and Weak Synaesthesia | 第23-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Neural and Phenomenological Embodiment of Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第29-36页 |
| ·Embodied Philosophy | 第29-32页 |
| ·Embodiment of Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第32-35页 |
| ·Concrete Source Domain | 第32-33页 |
| ·Phenomenological Embodiment | 第33-34页 |
| ·Neural Embodiment | 第34-35页 |
| ·Embodiment of Compound Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Nature of Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第36-43页 |
| ·Primary Metaphor Theory | 第36-39页 |
| ·Synaesthetic Metaphors as Primary Metaphors | 第39-42页 |
| ·Clear and Direct Experiential Motivation | 第39-41页 |
| ·Basic Targets | 第41-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Conceptual Integration Process of Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第43-57页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration Theory | 第43-49页 |
| ·Definition of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第43-44页 |
| ·Model Network of Conceptual Integration | 第44-49页 |
| ·Cross-space Mapping | 第44-45页 |
| ·Generic Space | 第45页 |
| ·Blend | 第45-46页 |
| ·Emergent Structure | 第46-47页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration Network: surgeon as butcher | 第47-49页 |
| ·Integration Networks of Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第49-55页 |
| ·Integration Network of Conventional Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第50-53页 |
| ·Integration Network of Novel Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第53-54页 |
| ·Integration Network of Composite Synaesthetic Metaphors | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·Major Conclusions Reached in the Thesis | 第57-59页 |
| ·Proposals for Further Research | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-67页 |
| Papers Published during the Program | 第67-68页 |
