| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Rationale of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第14页 |
| ·Target of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology | 第15页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Reviews | 第17-29页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approaches to Metaphor | 第17-22页 |
| ·Studies of Metaphor as a Particular Conversational Impicature | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies of Metaphor as an Indirect Speech Act | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies of Metaphor in Light of Relevance Theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·Cognitive Approaches to Metaphor | 第22-27页 |
| ·Studies from the Interaction Perspective | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies from the Perspective of Conceptual Mapping Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Studies of Metaphor from the Perspective of Conceptual Blending | 第25-27页 |
| ·Studies of Metaphors in Mengzi | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第29-43页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Principle of Relevance | 第29-30页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Model | 第30页 |
| ·Cognitive Environment | 第30页 |
| ·Degree of Relevance | 第30-31页 |
| ·Explicature and Implicature | 第31页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory | 第31-34页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language | 第31页 |
| ·Four Analytic Dimensions of AT | 第31-34页 |
| ·Rationale for the New Model | 第34页 |
| ·An Introduction to Adaptation-Relevance Model | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Refined Model for Metaphor | 第36-43页 |
| ·Metaphor Construction | 第37-40页 |
| ·Metaphor Interpretation | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter 4 The Construction of Metaphors in Mengzi | 第43-76页 |
| ·Use of Metaphor as a Strategy | 第43-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to Mental World | 第43-44页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social World | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Principle of Economy | 第47-48页 |
| ·Choices of Source Domains | 第48-64页 |
| ·Sources of Source Domains in Mengzi | 第48-53页 |
| ·The Ways Source Domains in Mengzi are Constructed | 第53-59页 |
| ·The Adaptation-Relevance of Source Domains in Mengzi | 第59-64页 |
| ·Conceptual Mapping/Blending | 第64-72页 |
| ·Conceptual Mapping | 第65-68页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration | 第68-72页 |
| ·Linguistic Realizations of Metaphors | 第72-75页 |
| ·Cohesive Devices in Mengzi | 第73-74页 |
| ·Motivations for Cohesive Devices of Metaphor | 第74-75页 |
| ·Summary | 第75-76页 |
| Chapter 5 The Interpretation of Metaphors in Mengzi | 第76-87页 |
| ·Identification of Metaphor | 第76-79页 |
| ·Identification of Metaphors with Metaphor Markers | 第76-77页 |
| ·Identification of Metaphors without Metaphor Markers | 第77-79页 |
| ·Understanding Source Domains/Constructing Contextual Assumptions | 第79-83页 |
| ·Understanding Source Domains | 第79-80页 |
| ·Constructing Contextual Assumptions | 第80-83页 |
| ·Conceptual Mapping/Conceptual Integration | 第83-85页 |
| ·Inferential Results | 第85-86页 |
| ·Summary | 第86-87页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第87-90页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第87-89页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第89-90页 |
| Bibliography | 第90-95页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第95-96页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第96-97页 |
