| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Aim and Objectives | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review of the Study of Metaphor | 第14-28页 |
| ·The Classical Views of Metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第15-20页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor and Its Nature | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Philosophical Basis: Experientialism | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Mechanism: Cross-domain Mapping and Image Schema | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Principle of Conceptual Metaphor: Invariance Principle | 第20页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第20-28页 |
| ·Domains vs. Mental Spaces | 第21-23页 |
| ·Basic Process of Blending | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Principle of the Blending Theory: Optimality Principle | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 2 Data and Methodology Consideration | 第28-35页 |
| ·Comparison of Two Theories | 第28-29页 |
| ·Reasons for the Option of Computerspeak | 第29-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Field of Computer Language | 第30-32页 |
| ·Data Description for Analysis | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter3 A Cognitive Analysis of Computer Metaphors | 第35-67页 |
| ·Features of Computerspeak | 第35-36页 |
| ·Metaphors and Schemata Organizing the Computerspeak | 第36-46页 |
| ·A Computer is a Building | 第36-40页 |
| ·A Computer is a Living Being | 第40-44页 |
| ·A Computer is a Community | 第44-45页 |
| ·A Computer is Liquid | 第45-46页 |
| ·Multiple Conceptualization of the Internet | 第46-56页 |
| ·The Internet is a World | 第46-55页 |
| ·The Internet is a Book | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Internet is a Marketplace | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Internet is an Ocean | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Internet is a Road | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Internet is a War | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| ·Case Study of the Mechanism of Computer Metaphors | 第56-67页 |
| ·Case One —VIRUS metaphor | 第56-62页 |
| ·Case Two —Complex Metaphors Involving More Than Two Input | 第62-65页 |
| ·Brief Explanation of the New Findings | 第65-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix(攻读学位期间主要的研究成果目录) | 第76-77页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第77-89页 |