| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives | 第10页 |
| 1.3 Significances of the Study | 第10页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| 2.1 Target of Study—Novel Metaphors | 第12-13页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Metaphors | 第13-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Traditional View of Metaphors | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2.2 Pragmatic View of Metaphors | 第15-18页 |
| 2.2.3 Cognitive View of Metaphors | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3 Research Questions | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第22-33页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Considerations for the Establishment of R–A–B Model | 第22-26页 |
| 3.1.1 The Relevant Perspective on Metaphors | 第22-24页 |
| 3.1.2 The Adaptative Perspective on Metaphors | 第24页 |
| 3.1.3 The Conceptual Blending Perspective on Metaphors | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 The Possibility of Establishing R–A–B Model | 第26-28页 |
| 3.3 The Tentatively-established Analytic Model: R–A–B Model | 第28-33页 |
| 3.3.1 Interpreted from the Perspective of Explicature–implicature Identification21 | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.2 Interpreted from the Perspective of Contextual Construction, Activation and Adaptation | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.3 Interpreted form the Perspective of Conceptual Blending Process | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Application of R–A–B Model to the Analysis of Novel Metaphors | 第33-52页 |
| 4.1 Research Methodology | 第33-34页 |
| 4.2 Case Analysis of Single-scope Networks of Novel Metaphors | 第34-42页 |
| 4.2.1 R–A–B Model Analysis of “God is my shepherd” | 第34-37页 |
| 4.2.2 R–A–B Model Analysis of “guard dog” | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2.3 R–A–B Model Analysis of “symbolism of swan” | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3 Case Analysis of Double-scope Networks of Novel Metaphors | 第42-52页 |
| 4.3.1 R–A–B Model Analysis of “band aid” and “tourniquet” | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3.2 R–A–B Model Analysis of “carpet bombing” | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3.3 R–A–B Model Analysis of “dilution” | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3.4 R–A–B Model Analysis of “pistol-whip” | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第52-56页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第53-55页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59页 |
