| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Methodology | 第9-10页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-21页 |
| ·Australian English Lexicon | 第11-14页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Australian English Lexicon | 第14-18页 |
| ·Lexicography of Australian English | 第14-16页 |
| ·Traditional Research on Lexical Meanings in Australian English | 第16-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies of Lexical Meanings in Australian English | 第18-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-41页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics | 第21-23页 |
| ·Cognitive Categorization | 第23-27页 |
| ·Categorization and Prototype Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Levels of Categorization | 第25-27页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-34页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy | 第34-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive Mechanisms of Lexical Meaning Construction | 第41-64页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguistics Applied to Lexical Meaning Construction | 第41-44页 |
| ·Semantic Extension through Metaphor | 第41-42页 |
| ·Semantic Extension through Metonymy | 第42-43页 |
| ·Semantic Extension through Metaphor-Metonymy Interaction | 第43页 |
| ·Lexical Meaning Construction through Levels of Categorization | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第44-46页 |
| ·Words from Australian Regional Variety | 第46-62页 |
| ·Words on Convicts | 第46-50页 |
| ·Words on Sheep | 第50-54页 |
| ·Words on Gold Mining | 第54-56页 |
| ·Words on Animals and Plants | 第56-62页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-71页 |
| Publications | 第71-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
