| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第7-9页 |
| ·Productivity of Noun-Verb Conversion | 第7-8页 |
| ·Rhetorical Effect of Denominal Verbs | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Necessity of Further Study of Denominal Verbs | 第9页 |
| ·Aim of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Methods and Materials | 第10页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 An Introduction to English Denominal Verbs | 第12-22页 |
| ·Definition | 第12-13页 |
| ·Denominal Verbs in the Historical Change of English | 第13-16页 |
| ·Classification of English Denominal Verbs | 第16-22页 |
| ·Classification Based on Stages of Idiomitization | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classification Based on the Paraphrases of Denominal Verbs | 第17-21页 |
| ·Classification in the Perspective of Syntax | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 3 English Denominal Verbs in the View of Cognitive Linguistics | 第22-45页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to Language | 第22-25页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22-23页 |
| ·Three Main Approaches to Cognitive Linguistics | 第23-25页 |
| ·English Denominal Verbs in the Experiential View | 第25-32页 |
| ·Denominal Verbs and Cognitive Category | 第26-28页 |
| ·Denominal Verbs and Metaphor | 第28-32页 |
| ·English Denominal Verbs in the Prominence View | 第32-45页 |
| ·Noun-Verb Conversion as the Change of Way of Scanning | 第32-40页 |
| ·Noun-Verb Conversion as a Way of Highlighting the Prominent Part | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Comprehension of English Denominal Verb An Experimental Study | 第45-70页 |
| ·The Cognitive Model of Sentence Comprehension | 第45-49页 |
| ·Types of knowledge Underlying Human Language Processing | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Psychological Process of Sentence Comprehension | 第47-49页 |
| ·An Experimental Study of the Comprehension of English Denominal Verbs | 第49-63页 |
| ·Subjects | 第51页 |
| ·Materials | 第51-53页 |
| ·Procedures | 第53-54页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第54-63页 |
| ·Implication-the Mechanism of the Comprehension of Sentences Containing Denominal Verbs | 第63-70页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第70-73页 |
| ·English Denominal Verbs in the View of Cognitive Linguistics | 第70-71页 |
| ·On the Comprehension of English Denominal Verbs | 第71-73页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-76页 |
| APPENDIXES | 第76-83页 |
