| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| ·Studies on the Meanings of Preposition WITH | 第18-23页 |
| ·Studies on the Meanings of Preposition WITH at Home | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies on the Meanings of Preposition WITH Abroad | 第20-23页 |
| ·Major Findings in Previous Studies | 第23页 |
| ·Comments in Previous Studies | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第26-40页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第26-40页 |
| ·The Experiential Grounding of Conceptual Metaphor | 第28-31页 |
| ·Features of Conceptual Metaphor | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Mapping Process of Conceptual Metaphor | 第33-36页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Four An Analysis of Meanings of WITH | 第40-70页 |
| ·The Collection and Classification of Examples | 第40-43页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Original Meanings of WITH | 第43-47页 |
| ·The Spatial Meaning of WITH: Togetherness | 第44-45页 |
| ·Two Extensional Spatial Meanings of WITH:“co-participant”and“accompany” | 第45-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47页 |
| ·An Analysis of Metaphorical Extensions of WITH | 第47-65页 |
| ·Meanings of WITH Extended into Time Domain | 第48-51页 |
| ·Meanings of WITH Extended into Manner Domain | 第51-54页 |
| ·Meanings of WITH Extended into State Domain | 第54-57页 |
| ·Meanings of WITH Extended to Logic Domain | 第57-60页 |
| ·Meanings of WITH Extended into Object Domain | 第60-62页 |
| ·Meanings of WITH Extended into Other Domains | 第62-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-70页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第70-76页 |
| ·Findings | 第70-73页 |
| ·Limitations | 第73-74页 |
| ·Recommendations for Further Studies | 第74-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-80页 |
