| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significances of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphor | 第12-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphor from Traditional Views | 第12-14页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphor from Cognitive Approach | 第14-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Animal Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Animal Metaphor Abroad | 第16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Animal Metaphor at Home | 第16-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies of the Chinese novel Langtuteng | 第19-21页 |
| ·Research Questions of This Study | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第22-37页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第22-29页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-28页 |
| ·Features of Conceptual Metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| ·Animal Metaphor | 第29-35页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor of Animals | 第29-30页 |
| ·The “GREAT CHAIN OF BEING” Metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| ·Mappings of Animal Metaphors | 第31-35页 |
| ·Methodology of the Research | 第35-37页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methods of Analysis | 第35-36页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of the Chinese Novel Langtuteng | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 4 An Analysis of Wolf Metaphors in Chinese Novel Langtuteng | 第37-58页 |
| ·Wolf Metaphors in the Novel Langtuteng | 第37-53页 |
| ·Classifications of Wolf Metaphors | 第37-38页 |
| ·Mappings Based on Appearance Characteristics | 第38-43页 |
| ·Mappings Based on Behaviors and Actions | 第43-50页 |
| ·Mappings Based on Emotions and Characters | 第50-51页 |
| ·Mappings Based on Names | 第51-52页 |
| ·New Images of Wolf in the Novel Langtuteng | 第52-53页 |
| ·Motivations of Wolf Metaphors | 第53-58页 |
| ·Cognitive Motivations | 第53-56页 |
| ·Contextual Motivations | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第58-59页 |
| ·Implications and Limitations | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
