| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第3-6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第6-14页 |
| ·Definition of English Euphemism | 第6-7页 |
| ·The Origin of English Euphemism | 第7-9页 |
| ·Classification of English Euphemism | 第9-14页 |
| ·Positive Euphemism and Negative Euphemism | 第9-10页 |
| ·Unconscious Euphemism and Conscious Euphemism | 第10页 |
| ·Instantaneous Euphemism and Continuous Euphemism | 第10-11页 |
| ·Classification in Terms of Euphemism Formation | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review on the Studies of English Euphemisms | 第14-20页 |
| ·History of English Euphemism | 第14-15页 |
| ·Past Studies on English Euphemism in Western Countries | 第15-17页 |
| ·Past Studies on English Euphemism in China | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Cognitive Approach to English Euphemism | 第20-42页 |
| ·Introduction to Three Approaches in Cognitive Linguistics | 第20-21页 |
| ·Categorization Theory on English Euphemism | 第21-27页 |
| ·Classical Category Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Family Resemblance and Prototypical Categorization | 第22-24页 |
| ·Prototypical Categorization Effect on English Euphemism | 第24-27页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors and Metonymies on English Euphemism | 第27-31页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors on English Euphemism | 第27-29页 |
| ·Metonymies on English Euphemism | 第29-31页 |
| ·Figure/Ground Segregation and Attention Approach on English Euphemism | 第31-35页 |
| ·Figure/Ground Segregation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Attention Approach | 第33-34页 |
| ·Two Theories’Effect on English Euphemism | 第34-35页 |
| ·Relevance Theory on English Euphemism | 第35-40页 |
| ·Introduction to Relevance Theory | 第35-37页 |
| ·Basic Concepts of Relevance Theory | 第35-36页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Communication | 第36-37页 |
| ·Application of Relevance Theory on English Euphemisms | 第37-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第42-47页 |
| ·Highlights | 第42-44页 |
| ·Significance of this research | 第44-46页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第46-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
| Academic Achievement | 第49-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
