| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Need for the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| ·Aristotle and the Traditional View of Metaphor | 第14-16页 |
| ·Aristotle and the Comparison Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Quintilian and the Substitution Theory | 第16页 |
| ·Interaction Theory of Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Richards’Study on Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Black’s Study on Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Contemporary Views of Metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| ·Metaphor Studies in China | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Background | 第25-41页 |
| ·An Overview of Cognitive Linguistics | 第25页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第25-38页 |
| ·The Experiential Basis of Metaphor | 第26-28页 |
| ·Features of Metaphor | 第28-33页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Classification of Metaphor | 第35-38页 |
| ·Metaphor and Culture | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparative Analysis of Love Metaphor between English and Chinese | 第41-62页 |
| ·Purpose and Methodology | 第41-44页 |
| ·Purpose | 第41-42页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第42页 |
| ·Method of Classification | 第42-44页 |
| ·A Comparative Analysis | 第44-55页 |
| ·Universality of Love Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第44-50页 |
| ·Specific Conceptual Metaphors of Love in English | 第50-52页 |
| ·Specific Conceptual Metaphors of Love in Chinese | 第52-55页 |
| ·Cause Analysis of the Similarities and Differences of Love Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第55-61页 |
| ·Cause Analysis of the Similarities of Love Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第55-56页 |
| ·Cause Analysis of the Differences of Love Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第56-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第62-66页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第63页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第63-64页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第69页 |
