| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-37页 |
| 1．1 Classification of context | 第12-18页 |
| 1．2 The study of metaphor | 第18-37页 |
| 1．2．1 Concept of metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| 1．2．2 The apposition of topic-vehicle in metaphor | 第21-28页 |
| 1．2．3 Two components in metaphor need to be comprehended as system | 第28-33页 |
| 1．2．4 First-level and second-level meaning in metaphor | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter 2 Semantic context determines the identification and interpretation of metaphor | 第37-52页 |
| 2．1 Metaphor's identification relies on semantic context | 第37-45页 |
| 2．1．1 Metaphor is a deviance from semantic rules | 第37-40页 |
| 2．1．2 Metaphor is a transfer of semantic relation | 第40-45页 |
| 2．2 Context determines the location of topic and vehicle in metaphor | 第45-47页 |
| 2．3 Context distinguishes metaphor from literal utterance | 第47-52页 |
| Chapter 3 Pragmatic and cognitive context identify and interpret metaphor | 第52-70页 |
| 3．1 Metaphor deviates from Co-operative Principles | 第52-58页 |
| 3．2 Cognitive context functions in determining metaphor | 第58-64页 |
| 3．3 Explicit cues fix metaphor partly | 第64-70页 |
| Chapter 4 Context selects out relevant semantic fields in interpreting metaphor | 第70-86页 |
| 4．1 Metaphor belongs to second-level meaning in a given context | 第70-78页 |
| 4．2 Context selects out relevant semantic fields in interpreting metaphor | 第78-86页 |
| Conclusion | 第86-90页 |
| Works cited | 第90-92页 |
