| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| 0.1. Research background | 第8-10页 |
| 0.2. The significance of the study | 第10-12页 |
| 0.3. The structure of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| 1.1. A brief review on previous views of metaphor | 第13-19页 |
| 1.2. Previous studies of Lotman's theory | 第19-25页 |
| 1.2.1. A brief review on previous studies of Lotman's theory | 第21-24页 |
| 1.2.2. Previous studies on Lotman's theory of semiosphere | 第24-25页 |
| 1.3. Summary | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Two Relationship between Metaphor and Semiosphere | 第28-41页 |
| 2.1. The cultural background of metaphor—semiosphere | 第28-33页 |
| 2.1.1. The biological origin of semiosphere | 第28-29页 |
| 2.1.2. The definition and nature of semiosphere | 第29-30页 |
| 2.1.3. The broad space of metaphor in the semiosphere | 第30-33页 |
| 2.2. The bearer of the metaphor—text in the semiosphere | 第33-39页 |
| 2.2.1. The concept of text | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2.2. Two kinds of texts and functions of text | 第34-36页 |
| 2.2.3. The relationship between metaphor and text | 第36-39页 |
| 2.3. Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Three Micro View on Metaphor with Semiospherical Features | 第41-51页 |
| 3.1. The characteristics of semiosphere | 第41-44页 |
| 3.1.1. Special temporal axis and spatial axis of semiosphere | 第41页 |
| 3.1.2. The heterogeneity of the semiosphere | 第41-42页 |
| 3.1.3. The asymmetry of semiosphere | 第42-43页 |
| 3.1.4. The boundary of the semiosphere | 第43-44页 |
| 3.2. The characteristics of semiosphere and metaphor | 第44-50页 |
| 3.2.1. The spatial axis and the paradigmatic relationship | 第44-46页 |
| 3.2.2. The temporal axis and metaphor | 第46-47页 |
| 3.2.3. The boundary of semiosphere and metaphor | 第47-50页 |
| 3.2.3.1. The existence and functions of translation on different levels | 第47-48页 |
| 3.2.3.2. Metaphor undergoes the mechanism of translation | 第48-50页 |
| 3.3. Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Four Communication Act and Translation of Metaphor | 第51-58页 |
| 4.1. The dynamic interaction in the semiosphere | 第51-53页 |
| 4.1.1. Dynamic interaction between different levels | 第51-52页 |
| 4.1.2. The interaction between centre and periphery | 第52-53页 |
| 4.2. The interaction,communication and translation | 第53页 |
| 4.3. The communication act and mechanism of translation | 第53-54页 |
| 4.4. The translation of metaphor based communication act model | 第54-56页 |
| 4.5. Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
