封面
声明
致谢
英文摘要
中文摘要
List of Figures
目录
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Collective Unit Nouns in English Language
1.3 Aim of the Thesis
1.4 Data Collection and Research Methodology
1.5 Outline of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies on Classifier Structure in Chinese
2.2 Previous Studies on Unit Noun Structure in English
2.3 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Basic Notions of Cognitive Linguistics
3.2 Cognitive Approach to Metaphor and Metonymy
3.3 The Conceptual Blending Theory
3.4 Image Schema
3.5 Summary
Chapter 4 Types of English Collective Unit Nouns Structure
4.1 Synonymy or Hyponymy Relationship
4.2 Verb-object Relationship
4.3 Property Displacement Relationship
4.4 Container Location Relationship
4.5 Specific Reference Relationship
4.6 Summary
Chapter 5 Mechanisms in Collective Unit Noun Structures
5.1 Metaphorical Mechanisms
5.2 Metonymical Mechanisms in unconventional Collective Unit Noun Structures
Chapter 6 Pragmatic Function of Collective Unit Nouns
6.1 Quantity Function
6.2 Emotive Function
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Major Findings of the Study
7.2 Limitations of the Study and Prospects for Future Research
参考文献
Appendix A
Appendix B中文详细摘要