| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-13页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第13-14页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| ·Research Rationale | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第16页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research Methodology of the Present Study | 第16页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第16-17页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES | 第19-33页 |
| ·Metaphor and Cognition | 第19-24页 |
| ·What Is Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Metaphor and Traditional Linguistics | 第20-22页 |
| ·Metaphor and Modem Cognitive Linguistics | 第22-24页 |
| ·Metaphor and Vocabulary | 第24-27页 |
| ·Metaphor and Vocabulary Acquisition | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Nurturing of Metaphoric Competence | 第26-27页 |
| ·Metaphor and Lexicography | 第27-31页 |
| ·Metaphor and Theoretical Lexicography | 第28-29页 |
| ·Metaphor and Practical Lexicography | 第29-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE PRESENT STUDY | 第33-51页 |
| ·The Universality of Metaphor | 第33-35页 |
| ·Basic Elements of Conceptual Metaphors | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Universality of Conceptual Metaphors | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Metaphor | 第35-40页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Structural Metaphor | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Orientational Metaphors | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Ontological Metaphors | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Cultural Variation of Metaphor | 第40-48页 |
| ·The Unity of Metaphor and Culture | 第40-42页 |
| ·Cross-cultural Comparison Between English and Chinese Metaphor | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Impact of Cultural Variation Between English and Chinese Metaphors on EFL Acquisition | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-51页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THE POSSIBLE MEANS TO REPRESENT METAPHOR IN ECLDS | 第51-59页 |
| ·The Roles of Metaphor in EFL Learning | 第51-55页 |
| ·Helpful to More Deeply Understand the Abstract Senses of Polysemes | 第51-52页 |
| ·Useful to Strengthen the Systematicity of Vocabulary Learning | 第52-53页 |
| ·In Favor of Acquiring Polysemes | 第53-54页 |
| ·Favorable to Understand Collocations | 第54页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Possible Means to Represent Metaphor in ECLDs | 第55-57页 |
| ·Language Awareness with General Knowledge of Metaphor | 第55页 |
| ·Sense Ordering Based on Metaphor | 第55-56页 |
| ·Special Columns with Metaphoric Concepts | 第56-57页 |
| ·Discrimination Column of English and Chinese Metaphors | 第57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-59页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE COMAPRISON OF RM IN ELDS AND ECLDS | 第59-71页 |
| ·Metaphor Awareness in the Mainstream ELDs | 第59-61页 |
| ·Literal Meanings and Metaphorical Meanings in ELDs and ECLDs | 第61-63页 |
| ·Comparisons of Metaphor Entries in MED_(2002) and MED_(2007) | 第63-65页 |
| ·Strong Points of MED on Representation of Metaphor | 第65-69页 |
| ·The Introduction of Metaphor Awareness in Megastructure | 第65-67页 |
| ·The Leading-in of Metaphor Boxes in Microstructure | 第67-68页 |
| ·The Use of Cross-reference System to Metaphor Entries in Mediostructute | 第68-69页 |
| ·Tentative Suggestions to ECLDs on Representation of Metaphor | 第69-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| CHAPTER SIX MODEL OF RM PROPOSED FOR ECLDS | 第71-85页 |
| ·Special Needs of Chinese EFL Learners in ECLDs | 第71-73页 |
| ·A Modulation Model of RM in ECLDs | 第73-81页 |
| ·Suggestions at the Megastructure Level | 第73-74页 |
| ·Suggestions at the Microstructure Level | 第74-79页 |
| ·Suggestions at the Mediostructure Level | 第79-80页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第80-81页 |
| ·Sample Entries in the Present ECLDs | 第81-84页 |
| ·Summary | 第84-85页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION | 第85-87页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第85-86页 |
| ·The Awareness to Represent Metaphor in ECLDs | 第85页 |
| ·The Incorporation of Metaphor in Definition | 第85页 |
| ·The Leading-in of Metaphoric Concepts in ECLDs | 第85-86页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Study | 第86页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第86页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第86-87页 |
| REFERENCES | 第87-99页 |
| APPENDICES | 第99-103页 |
| Appendix A | 第99-100页 |
| Appendix B | 第100-101页 |
| Appendix C | 第101-103页 |
| 在学期间发表论文清单 | 第103页 |
