| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·The Reasons for the Selection of the Topic | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-41页 |
| ·Historical Review on the Study of Metonymy | 第15-19页 |
| ·Western Study of Metonymy | 第16-18页 |
| ·Domestic Study of Metonymy | 第18-19页 |
| ·Interpretation on Metonymy Theory | 第19-41页 |
| ·Metonymy—A Conceptual Phenomenon and a Cognitive Process | 第20-23页 |
| ·Idealized Cognitive Model(ICM)---The Basis of Metonymic Mechanism Operation | 第23-28页 |
| ·Principles Governing the Selection of the Preferred Source and Overriding Principle Factors | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Types of Metonymy | 第31-33页 |
| ·Metonymy and Metaphor | 第33-41页 |
| Chapter 3 The Metonymic Mechanism in the Forming Process of Euphemisms Concerning the Six Deadly Sins | 第41-77页 |
| ·General Issues of Euphemisms | 第41-42页 |
| ·Data Chosen for the Research | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Research on the Data from the Perspective of Metonymy | 第44-75页 |
| ·Substitution in Causation ICM | 第46-61页 |
| ·Member of the Category Standing for the Salient Property in Category and Property ICM | 第61-64页 |
| ·Whole for Part in Thing and Part ICM | 第64-65页 |
| ·Container for Content in Containment ICM | 第65-66页 |
| ·Material for Product in Production ICM | 第66-68页 |
| ·Contiguity of Relevant Events in Event ICM | 第68-70页 |
| ·Partial Mapping of Domains(Metaphor) | 第70-75页 |
| ·Summary | 第75-77页 |
| Chapter 4 An Exploration of the ICMs in the Euphemisms Concerning the Six Deadly Sins | 第77-88页 |
| ·The Influence of Culture on Human Mind | 第77-85页 |
| ·The Influence of Social Lifestyle on Human Mind | 第78-81页 |
| ·The Influence of Social Ideology on Human Thought | 第81-85页 |
| ·The Influence of Physiological Experience on Human Cognition | 第85-87页 |
| ·Summary | 第87-88页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第88-91页 |
| Works Cited | 第91-96页 |
| Appendix | 第96-98页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第98页 |
