| 摘要 | 第1页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-10页 |
| ·Research background | 第7页 |
| ·Methodology | 第7-8页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第8-9页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第10-15页 |
| ·Research on musical expression in terms of aesthetics | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research in China | 第10-11页 |
| ·Related research abroad | 第11页 |
| ·Research on musical expression in terms of psychology | 第11-13页 |
| ·Research on synesthesia in terms of cognitive linguistic | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第15-24页 |
| ·Definition of metaphor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Metaphor as a figure of speech | 第15页 |
| ·Metaphor as a cognitive instrument | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of synesthesia | 第17-21页 |
| ·The relationship between synesthetic metaphor and musical expression | 第21-22页 |
| ·Embodiment:the ground of metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Four A Synesthetic Metaphorical Analysis of Musical Rhythmic Features | 第24-52页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and pitch | 第24-35页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and pitch by visual brightness | 第24-29页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and pitch by mood excitability | 第29-30页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and pitch by space perception | 第30-32页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and pitch by physical property | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and intensity | 第35-42页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and intensity by power and energy | 第35-36页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and intensity by mood | 第36-38页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and intensity by physical property | 第38-40页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and intensity by space perception | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and duration | 第42-52页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and duration by space perception | 第42-44页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and duration by physical property | 第44-46页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and tempo/rhythm by physical motion | 第46-48页 |
| ·Synesthetic metaphor and tempo/rhythm by mood motion | 第48-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| ·Major Conclusions Reached in the Thesis | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第53页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第58-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第72-85页 |
| Publication | 第85页 |
