| Abstract (Chinese Version) | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| Synopsis (Chinese Version) | 第4-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-15页 |
| ·Brief Retrospection of Metaphor Studies | 第11-13页 |
| ·The Current State of Metaphor Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Aims of the Dissertation | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第17-25页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第17-25页 |
| ·The Basis of Conceptual Metaphor-Experientialism | 第17-19页 |
| ·Cognitive Context Underlying the Understanding of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-25页 |
| Chapter Three The Features of Conceptual Metaphor: Systematicity and Coherence | 第25-31页 |
| ·Systematicity | 第25-27页 |
| ·Metaphorical Highlighting and Hiding | 第26-27页 |
| ·Coherence | 第27-31页 |
| ·Coherence of Conceptual Metaphors with the Same Target Domain but Different Source Domains | 第27-29页 |
| ·Coherence of Conceptual Metaphors with the Same Source Domain but Different Target Domains | 第29页 |
| ·Coherence among Different Conceptual Metaphors | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Text Coherence and Textual Coherent Function of Conceptual Metaphor | 第31-43页 |
| ·Text and Discourse | 第31-32页 |
| ·Text and Context | 第32页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第32-33页 |
| ·Coherence | 第33-36页 |
| ·Semantic Coherence | 第34-35页 |
| ·Pragmatic Coherence | 第35页 |
| ·Cognitive Coherence | 第35-36页 |
| ·Coherent Function of Conceptual Metaphor in Texts | 第36-41页 |
| ·Experiential Basis of Conceptual Metaphor and Context of Texts | 第37-38页 |
| ·Mapping of Conceptual Metaphor and Structures of Texts | 第38页 |
| ·Metaphorical Chains and Cohesive Resources in Texts | 第38-41页 |
| ·Highlighting and Hiding Features of Conceptual Metaphor and Topics of Texts | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Sample Analysis | 第43-57页 |
| ·Method | 第43页 |
| ·Sample analysis | 第43-57页 |
| ·Sample One : A Prose that Realizes One Conceptual Metaphor | 第43-48页 |
| ·Sample Two: A Poem Composed by Two Conceptual Metaphors | 第48-51页 |
| ·Sample Three: A Conversation Realized by More Than Several Conceptual Metaphors | 第51-57页 |
| Chapter Six Summary | 第57-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第58-61页 |
| References | 第61-63页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第63-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| 个人简历 | 第65-66页 |
