| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Methodology | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor at Home | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Oversea Studies of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic Studies of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three A Cognitive-Functional Perspective Analysis Model of Verbal-PictorialMetaphor | 第24-42页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Foundations | 第24-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第24-26页 |
| 3.1.2 Grammar of Visual Design | 第26-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Conceptual Blending Theory | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2 A Proposed Model for the Study of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor | 第36-41页 |
| 3.2.1 The Operational Procedures of the Proposed Model | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.2 The Classification of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Applying the Cognitive-Functional Perspective Analysis Model toVerbal-Pictorial Metaphor in TIME | 第42-67页 |
| 4.1 A Brief Introduction to TIME | 第42页 |
| 4.2 Description of the Selected Cases | 第42-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor with Cross-Modal Mapping | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor with Mono-Modal Mapping | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2.3 Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor with Multimodal Mapping | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3 The Application of the Cognitive-Functional Perspective Analysis Model (CFPA) toVerbal-Pictorial Metaphor | 第46-66页 |
| 4.3.1 CFPA of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor with Cross-Modal Mapping | 第46-52页 |
| 4.3.2 CFPA of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor with Mono-Modal Mapping | 第52-57页 |
| 4.3.3 CFPA of Verbal-Pictorial Metaphor with Multimodal Mapping | 第57-66页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of This Study | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2 Implications of This Study | 第68-69页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of This Study | 第69页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Study | 第69-71页 |
| References | 第71-74页 |
