| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·General Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Necessity and Significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| ·Study on Orientational Metaphor abroad | 第16-20页 |
| ·Study on Orientational Metaphor at home | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第24-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第24页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis Procedures | 第24-31页 |
| ChapterFour Results and Discussion | 第31-56页 |
| ·Semantic Analysis of Orientational Metaphors "shang/xia" and"gao/di" | 第31-48页 |
| ·Semantic Analysis of Orientational Metaphor "shang" | 第32-35页 |
| ·Semantic Analysis of Orientational Metaphor "xia" | 第35-39页 |
| ·Semantic analysis of orientational metaphor "gao" | 第39-46页 |
| ·Semantic analysis of orientational metaphor "di" | 第46-48页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Orientational Metaphors "shang/xia" and "gao/di" | 第48-56页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of orientational metaphor "shang/xia" | 第48-52页 |
| ·Cognitive Analysis of Orientational Metaphors "gao/di" | 第52-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第56-58页 |
| ·Implication of the Study | 第58页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第58-60页 |
| Works Cited | 第60-62页 |
| Publications | 第62页 |
