| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-15页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Present Study | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of this Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| ·Literature Review of GM | 第17-23页 |
| ·Study of TM abroad | 第23-25页 |
| ·Martin's View on Textual Metaphor | 第23-24页 |
| ·Thompson's View on Textual Metaphor | 第24-25页 |
| ·Study of TM at Home | 第25-26页 |
| ·Previous Study on News Discourse | 第26-28页 |
| ·Comment on the Previous Study | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation—a Modified Framework of Textual Metaphor Based on Martin's View | 第30-50页 |
| ·Reasons for Making Reclassification and Supplement to Martin's TM | 第30-31页 |
| ·Metaphorical Theme | 第31-35页 |
| ·Marked Theme and Unmarked Theme | 第32-33页 |
| ·Predicated Theme | 第33-34页 |
| ·Thematic Equative | 第34-35页 |
| ·Metaphorical Information Structure | 第35-37页 |
| ·Metaphorical Cohesive Devices | 第37-49页 |
| ·Types of Congruent Cohesive Devices | 第37-43页 |
| ·Reference | 第37-38页 |
| ·Substitution | 第38-39页 |
| ·Ellipsis | 第39-40页 |
| ·Conjunction | 第40-42页 |
| ·Lexical Cohesion | 第42-43页 |
| ·Types of Metaphorical Cohesive Devices | 第43-49页 |
| ·Nouns to Organize Discourse—Meta-language Relation and Text Reference | 第43-44页 |
| ·Non-finite Verbal Phrases Used to Organize Discourse | 第44-45页 |
| ·Nominalization | 第45-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of News Discourse under the Modified Framework of Textual Metaphor | 第50-63页 |
| ·Analysis of Sample 1 | 第50-54页 |
| ·Analysis of Sample 2 | 第54-56页 |
| ·Analysis of Sample 3 | 第56-59页 |
| ·Analysis of Sample 4 | 第59-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| ·Main Findings of the Present Study | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Study | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
