| Descriptive Chinese Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第9页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第9-10页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| ·Semantics of Compound NP | 第11-12页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Semantics of Compound NP | 第12-15页 |
| ·Particularized Conceptual Blending Theory Perspective | 第13-14页 |
| ·Generalized Conceptual Blending Theory Perspective | 第14-15页 |
| ·Limitations of Previous Researches on Semantics of Compound NP | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Compound NP’s Semantic Configuration: a Cognitive Category and Conceptual Metaphor Perspective | 第18-33页 |
| ·Non-metaphorical Compound NP’s Semantic Configuration: a Category Perspective | 第18-27页 |
| ·Prototype and the Leveling of Categorization | 第18-20页 |
| ·From the Perspective of the Leveling of Categorization | 第20-24页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Category Blending and Gestalt Perception | 第24-26页 |
| ·From the Perspective of the Principle of Family Resemblances | 第26-27页 |
| ·Metaphorical Compound NP’s Semantic Configuration: a Conceptua Metaphor Perspective | 第27-31页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-31页 |
| ·Defects of Cognitive Linguistic Perspective and the Introduction of Neurocognitive Perspective | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Compound NP’s Semantic Configuration: a Neurocognitive Perspective | 第33-51页 |
| ·Metaphorical Compound NP’s Semantic Configuration: a Neurocognitive Neurocognitive | 第33-34页 |
| ·Non-metaphorical Compound NP’s Semantic Configuration: a Relational Network Perspective | 第34-51页 |
| ·Relational Network Model | 第34-39页 |
| ·Compound NP’s Meaning Decoding from the Perspective of Relational Network Model | 第39-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Notes | 第54-55页 |
| References | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-59页 |
| Informative Chinese Abstract | 第59-62页 |
| Résuméand Publications since Entering the Program | 第62页 |
