| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Background of This Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of This Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methods and Theoretical Framework of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology and Data of Resourses | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Organization of the Chapters | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| ·Previous Reseach on Euphemism | 第15-17页 |
| ·Reseach on Euphemism Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research on Euphemism at Home | 第16-17页 |
| ·Definition of Euphemism | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Classifications of Euphemism | 第18-20页 |
| ·Positive Euphemism and Negative Euphemism | 第18-19页 |
| ·Conscious Euphemism and Unconscious Euphemism | 第19页 |
| ·Other Classification of Euphemism | 第19-20页 |
| ·Privous Study on Formation Device of English Euphemism | 第20-24页 |
| ·Formation Principles of Euphemism | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Pleasantness Principle | 第24页 |
| ·The Distance Principle | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Relation Principle | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework of This Research | 第26-38页 |
| ·Meaning Construction and Mappings | 第26-29页 |
| ·Mental Spaces | 第29-30页 |
| ·Illustration of Gestalt Theory | 第30-32页 |
| ·Psychological Distance | 第32-33页 |
| ·Optimality Principles of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·Integration Networks of Euphemism | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Context and Euphemism | 第38-45页 |
| ·Context | 第38-41页 |
| ·Introduction of Context | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Classification of Context | 第40-41页 |
| ·Euphemism Choice under Linguistic Context | 第41-45页 |
| ·The Different Euphemisms in Contexts | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 5 The Cognitive Mechanism of Euphemism Restrictedby Context | 第45-66页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration Theory | 第45-46页 |
| ·Blending and Integretion Networks | 第46-50页 |
| ·Meaning Construction of English Euphemism | 第50-61页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration at the Word-formation Level | 第50-56页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration onto the Sentence | 第56-58页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration in Context | 第58-61页 |
| ·The Degrees of Euphemism | 第61-66页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| ·Findings | 第66-67页 |
| ·Problems with This Research | 第67页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第67-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-72页 |
| List of Academic Accomplishment Related to the M.A. Dissertation during Schooldays | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix | 第73页 |
