| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Introduction of The Book of Songs | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the present study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第14-26页 |
| ·An overview of cognitive studies on metaphor | 第14-19页 |
| ·The conduit metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| ·Lakoff and Johnson’s theory | 第15-19页 |
| ·Literature review of “Bi” and “Xing” in The Book of Songs | 第19-25页 |
| ·Studies of “Bi” and “Xing” in The Book of Songs in ancient China | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies of “Bi” and “Xing” in The Book of Songs in modern China | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies of “Bi” and “Xing” in The Book of Songs in contemporary China | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three “Bi” and “Xing” in The Book of Songs | 第26-35页 |
| ·Research questions | 第26页 |
| ·The definition of “Bi” and “Xing” in The Book of Songs | 第26-27页 |
| ·Date collection and research findings | 第27-34页 |
| ·The features of “Bi” in The Book of Songs | 第27-30页 |
| ·The features of “Xing” in The Book of Songs | 第30-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Contrastive analysis of “Bi” and “Xing” in The Book of Songs from the cognitive metaphorical perspective | 第35-49页 |
| ·Metaphor from “Bi” and “Xing” at various linguistic levels | 第35-37页 |
| ·Structural features of metaphor in “Bi” and “Xing” | 第37页 |
| ·Similarity in the use of metaphor in “Bi” and “Xing” | 第37-43页 |
| ·Use of metaphor in “Bi” and “Xing” related to the language environment | 第43页 |
| ·Functions of “Bi” and “Xing” in The Book of Songs | 第43-48页 |
| ·Rhetorical function | 第44-45页 |
| ·Linguistic function | 第45页 |
| ·Poetic function | 第45-46页 |
| ·Cognitive function | 第46-47页 |
| ·Social function | 第47-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| ·Major findings in the thesis | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for the future studies | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-55页 |
