| 中文摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·The Necessity of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Objective of This Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Layout of This Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Metaphor in Political Discourse | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies of American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Conceptual Metaphors in American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第19-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第21-23页 |
| ·Metaphor as a Mapping across Domains | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Four An Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors in American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第25-51页 |
| ·Background | 第25页 |
| ·An Overview of Conceptual Metaphors in This Thesis | 第25-27页 |
| ·POLITICS IS A JOURNEY | 第27-48页 |
| ·AMERICA AS THE LEADER OF THE WORLD IS THE GUIDE ON A JOURNEY | 第29-32页 |
| ·NATIONS IN POLITICS ARE TRAVELERS ON A JOURNEY | 第32-37页 |
| ·DIFFICULTIES AND PROBLEMS IN POLITICS ARE IMPEDIMENTS ON A JOURNEY | 第37-38页 |
| ·THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN POLITICS ARE THE IMMPEDIMENTS ON A JOURNEY | 第38-41页 |
| ·THE HOPE IN POLITICS IS THE LIGHT/FIRE ON A JOURNEY | 第41-44页 |
| ·THE AMERICAN GOAL IS THE DESTINATION ON A JOURNEY | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Network of the Conceptual Metaphors | 第46-48页 |
| ·Other Metaphors | 第48-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five The Functions of Conceptual Metaphor in American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第51-55页 |
| ·The Functions of American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Functions of Metaphor in American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第52-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| References | 第57-62页 |
| 附录 | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
