Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 A problem with metaphors and metonyms in compound structure 1.2 Relations between compound structure and conceptual mapping 1.3 Asymmetries of semantic interpretations in morphological structureChapter 2 Theories of Figurative Meaning 2.1 Definitions of figurative meaning 2.2 Experiential bases of figurative meaning 2.3 Problems with the cognitive explanation of figurative meaningChapter 3 Theories of Compounding 3.1 Definitions of a compound 3.2 Classifications of compounds 3.3 Syntactic approaches to compound member relations 3.4 Non-syntactic approaches to compound member relations 3.5 A choice among different approaches to compound member relationsChapter 4 Design and Observation 4.1 Objective 4.2 Definition 4.3 Methodology 4.4 Data summary Chapter 5 The Functional Property Set 5.1 Target lexemes in the upper frequency tier 5.2 Target lexemes in the middle frequency tier 5.3 Target lexemes in the lower frequency tier 5.4 Patterns in the functional property set Chapter 6 The Geometric Property Set 6.1 Target lexemes in the upper frequency tier 6.2 Target lexemes in the middle frequency tier 6.3 Target lexemes in the lower frequency tier 6.4 Patterns in the geometric property set Chapter 7 The Positional Property Set 7.1 Target lexemes in the upper frequency tier 7.2 Target lexemes in the middle frequency tier 7.3 Target lexemes in the lower frequency tier 7.4 Patterns in the positional property set Chapter 8 The Metonymic Property Set 8.1 Target lexemes in the upper frequency tier 8.2 Target lexemes in the middle frequency tier 8.3 Target lexemes in the lower frequency tier 8.4 Patterns in the metonymic property sets Chapter 9 Statistical Patterns to Morpho-Semantic Relations 9.1 Relations between morphological positions and semantic properties 9.2 Relations between morphological positions and lexical categories 9.3 Relations between morphological positions and conceptual categories 9.4 Relations between morphological positions and semantic statuses Chapter 10 Treatment of Exceptions and Lexical Content 10.1 Treatment of exceptions 10.2 Treatment of lexical content Chapter 11 New Proposals 11.1 Single head compound structure 11.2 The mathematical model of morpho-semantic asymmetry 11.3 Structural assignment of grammatical statuses to semantic roles 11.4 Plural forms of conceptual mappings Chapter 12 Conclusion Appendix Appendix 1 The functional property set Appendix 2 The geometric property set Appendix 3 The positional property set Appendix 4 The metonymic property set Appendix 5 Frequency distributions in the twol sets Appendix 6 Chinese homophonic monosyllables and tonal examples Reference Index