| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-25页 |
| ·Research Background | 第15-19页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第19-20页 |
| ·Methodology | 第20-21页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第21-23页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第25-48页 |
| ·Key Concepts | 第25-32页 |
| ·The Embodied Cognition Theory | 第25-29页 |
| ·The Up-Down Image Schema | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Up-Down Spatialization Metaphor | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第32-37页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第32-35页 |
| ·Experiential Bases of Up-Down Spatialization Metaphor | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Simulation Semantics | 第37-41页 |
| ·An Introduction to Simulation Semantics | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Application of Simulation Semantics on Literal Sentences | 第39-41页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Processing of Up-Down Spatialization Metaphor | 第41-46页 |
| ·The Studies on the Lexical Level | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Studies on the Sentential Level | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Critique of the Previous Studies | 第46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第48-61页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第48-49页 |
| ·Research Design | 第49-50页 |
| ·Methods | 第50-59页 |
| ·Subjects | 第50-51页 |
| ·Apparatus | 第51页 |
| ·Materials | 第51-56页 |
| ·Procedures | 第56-59页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第61-69页 |
| ·The Effect of the Verbally-elicited Up-Down Schema on the Processing of the LSs and MSs | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Effect of the Orientationally-elicited Up-Down Schema on the Processing of the LSs and MSs | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Differential Effects of the Verbally-elicited Up-Down Schema and the Orientationally-elicited Up-Down Schema on the Processing of the LSs and MSs | 第63-65页 |
| ·General Discussion | 第65-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第69-74页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第69-71页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-79页 |
| Appendix 1: The Materials in Experiment One | 第79-96页 |
| Appendix 2: The Materials in Experiment Two | 第96-99页 |
| Appendix 3: The Materials in Experiment Three | 第99-102页 |
| Appendix 4: The Profile of Subjects | 第102页 |
