| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| ·Vision metaphor: a bridge from eye to mind | 第9-11页 |
| ·Literature review | 第11-15页 |
| ·The objective of the present study | 第15-17页 |
| ·The organization of the dissertation | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter II Metaphor Theories and Theoretical Framework of This Research | 第18-28页 |
| ·Metaphor theories: classical vs. contemporary | 第18-22页 |
| ·Classical metaphor theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Contemporary metaphor theory: Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·Some basic concepts concerning metaphor study | 第22-26页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor vs. linguistic metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Image schema | 第23页 |
| ·Experientialism | 第23-24页 |
| ·Domain and mapping | 第24-25页 |
| ·Conventionality of metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Theoretical framework of this research | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter III Vision Metaphor Data from Chinese and English | 第28-31页 |
| ·Data collecting | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data classification | 第29-31页 |
| ·Vision perceptual organ and its capability | 第30页 |
| ·Vision physical condition | 第30页 |
| ·Vision perceptual process | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter IV Vision Conceptual Metaphors Based on Data Analysis | 第31-43页 |
| ·EYE IS MIND | 第31-32页 |
| ·THE FACULTY OF EYE IS THE FACULTY OF MIND | 第32-35页 |
| ·EYE FOR COGNITION | 第32-34页 |
| ·EYE FOR EMOTION | 第34-35页 |
| ·CAPABILITY OF EYE IS CAPABILITY OF MIND | 第35-36页 |
| ·PHYSICAL LIGHT FOR EYE IS INTELLECTUAL LIGHT FOR MIND | 第36-39页 |
| ·LIGHT FOR COGNITION | 第36-37页 |
| ·LIGHT FOR EMOTION | 第37页 |
| ·INTENSITY OF LIGHT FOR DEGREE OF COGNITION ANDEMOTION | 第37-39页 |
| ·VISION ACTIVITY IS MENTAL ACTIVITY | 第39-42页 |
| ·SEEING IS COGNITION | 第39-41页 |
| ·SEEING IS EMOTION | 第41-42页 |
| ·RANGE COVERED BY VISION IS SCOPE OF KNOWLEDGE | 第42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter V Universals and Attempted Explanation | 第43-53页 |
| ·Universals shared by Chinese and English vision metaphors | 第43-48页 |
| ·Commonness in selecting entities in the source domain | 第43页 |
| ·Shared conceptual metaphors | 第43-45页 |
| ·Systematicity of mapping | 第45-47页 |
| ·Interplay of conceptual metaphors | 第47-48页 |
| ·Attempted explanation to universality | 第48-53页 |
| ·Physiological foundation | 第48-49页 |
| ·Cognitive mechanism | 第49-50页 |
| ·Experientialism | 第50-51页 |
| ·Cultural model | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter VI Diversity and Attempted Explanation | 第53-57页 |
| ·Diversity between Chinese and English vision metaphors | 第53-54页 |
| ·Divergent conceptualization of source domain or poverty of mapping | 第53-54页 |
| ·Different linguistic instantiation of conceptual metaphor | 第54页 |
| ·Varied interpretation of the same metaphor | 第54页 |
| ·Attempted explanation to diversity: cultural differences | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter VII Conclusions | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
