| Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Theoretical Background of Metaphor Study | 第14-42页 |
| ·Comparison theory | 第14-22页 |
| ·Aristotle's view | 第14-17页 |
| ·Roman thinkers'view | 第17-19页 |
| ·Philosophical and linguistic basis of the classical view | 第19-22页 |
| ·Interaction theory | 第22-29页 |
| ·Philosophical and linguistic basis of interaction theory | 第23-26页 |
| ·Richards'view | 第26-28页 |
| ·Black's view | 第28-29页 |
| ·Cognitive theory | 第29-42页 |
| ·Experientialism | 第30-31页 |
| ·Lakoff and Johnson's views | 第31-34页 |
| ·Categories of metaphors | 第34-36页 |
| ·Modern themes on metaphor study | 第36-42页 |
| Chapter 2 Communicative and Metaphorical Competences Defined | 第42-62页 |
| ·Communicative competence | 第43-52页 |
| ·Linguistic competence advanced by Chomsky | 第43-44页 |
| ·Communicative competence advanced by Hymes | 第44-46页 |
| ·Communicative competence introduced by Canale and Swain | 第46-47页 |
| ·Communicative competence redefined by Widdowson | 第47-48页 |
| ·Communicative competence advanced by Bachman | 第48-52页 |
| ·Metaphorical competence | 第52-62页 |
| ·Empirical studies on metaphorical competence | 第53-58页 |
| ·Metaphorical competence | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter 3 Relationship between Communicative and Metaphorical Competences | 第62-82页 |
| ·Perspectives of metaphorical and communicative competences | 第63-74页 |
| ·Cognitive linguistic perspective | 第63-68页 |
| ·Cultural perspective | 第68-74页 |
| ·Development of metaphorical competence | 第74-82页 |
| ·Aesthetic and heuristic value of metaphors | 第75-78页 |
| ·Linguistic value of metaphorical expressions | 第78-79页 |
| ·Cultivation of metaphorical competence | 第79-82页 |
| Conclusion | 第82-85页 |
| References | 第85-89页 |
