| 内容提要 | 第4-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-12页 |
| Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第19-27页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies of The Economist | 第19-20页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies of Multimodal Metaphor | 第20-27页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies of Multimodal Metaphor Abroad | 第22-23页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies of Multimodal Metaphor at Home | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology | 第27-43页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Framework: Conceptual Blending Theory | 第27-38页 |
| 2.1.1 Developments of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第27-29页 |
| 2.1.2 The Network Model of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第29-33页 |
| 2.1.3 Types of Blending Network | 第33-36页 |
| 2.1.4 The Establishment of New Space | 第36-38页 |
| 2.2 Research Methodology | 第38-43页 |
| 2.2.1 Research Questions | 第38页 |
| 2.2.2 Data Collection | 第38-40页 |
| 2.2.3 Research Procedure | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Three An Analysis of the Meaning Construction of Multimodal Metaphor inThe Economist | 第43-71页 |
| 3.1 An Analysis of the Process of Meaning Construction of MultimodalMetaphor in The Economist | 第43-57页 |
| 3.1.1 Construction of Mental Spaces in The Economist | 第43-48页 |
| 3.1.2 Cross-space Mapping of Multimodal Metaphor in The Economist | 第48-53页 |
| 3.1.3 Emergent Structure of Multimodal Metaphors in The Economist | 第53-57页 |
| 3.2 An Analysis of Meaning Construction of Multimodal Metaphor in Networks | 第57-67页 |
| 3.2.1 A Case Analysis of Multimodal Metaphor in the SimplexNetwork | 第58-60页 |
| 3.2.2 A Case Analysis of Multimodal Metaphor in the Mirror Network | 第60-62页 |
| 3.2.3 A Case Analysis of Multimodal Metaphor in the Single-scope Network48 | 第62-65页 |
| 3.2.4 A Case Analysis of Multimodal Metaphor in the Double-scopeNetwork | 第65-67页 |
| 3.3 Factors Influencing Meaning Construction of Multimodal Metaphor in TheEconomist | 第67-71页 |
| Conclusion | 第71-75页 |
| References | 第75-81页 |
| Appendix | 第81-91页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第91-92页 |
| 作者简介及科研成果 | 第92页 |
