| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Rationale for the Research | 第11-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第14页 |
| ·Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·A Survey of POS Studies | 第17-18页 |
| ·A Survey of Adjective Studies in Modern Chinese | 第18-22页 |
| ·A Survey of AA Studies in Modern Chinese | 第22-25页 |
| ·AA labeling in Modern Chinese Dictionaries | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-43页 |
| ·Grammatical Metonymy | 第29-41页 |
| ·Defining Metonymy and Grammatical Metonymy | 第29-31页 |
| ·Classification of Metonymy and Grammatical Metonymy | 第31-38页 |
| ·Whole ICM and Its Part | 第32-34页 |
| ·Parts of an ICM | 第34-38页 |
| ·Grammatical Metonymy as the Mechanism of Conversion between Word Classes | 第38-41页 |
| ·Research Hypothesis | 第41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Four Research Results and Discussion | 第43-64页 |
| ·Overall Description of Statistical Results | 第44-47页 |
| ·Analysis and Discussion | 第47-50页 |
| ·The Typical Members of AA in Modern Chinese | 第47页 |
| ·Grammatical Functions of AA | 第47-49页 |
| ·A Discussion of Symmetry of AA Labeling in CCD5 | 第49-50页 |
| ·A Discussion of Words with Overlapping POS between Word Classes | 第50-63页 |
| ·Words with Overlapping POS between AA and Noun: A Case Study | 第51-54页 |
| ·Words with Overlapping POS between AA and Verb: A Case Study | 第54-56页 |
| ·Words with Overlapping POS between AA and Adverb: A Case Study | 第56-58页 |
| ·Words with Only One Class of AA: A Case Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Discussion | 第59-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings and Implications of the Research | 第64-66页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-74页 |
| Appendix | 第74-75页 |
