| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| ·Approaches towards Metaphor Studies | 第13-15页 |
| ·Contemporary Metaphor Research:A Cognitive Approach | 第15-23页 |
| ·Definitions of Cognitive Metaphor and Linguistic Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Lakoffian Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第17页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Basic Claims by Cognitive Approach | 第19-23页 |
| ·Metaphors in Economic Discourse | 第23-28页 |
| ·The Study of Metaphor in Economic Discourse Abroad | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Study of Metaphor in Economic Discourse at Home | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第28-32页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第28-29页 |
| ·Identification of Metaphorical Expressions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Categorization of Linguistic Metaphors | 第30-31页 |
| ·Calculation and Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第32-66页 |
| ·An Overview of the Results | 第32-33页 |
| ·Representation of Economy as a Living Organism | 第33-54页 |
| ·Human Being Metaphor | 第34-50页 |
| ·The Physical Agent Metaphor | 第34-41页 |
| ·The Health Metaphor | 第41-47页 |
| ·The Relation Metaphor | 第47-50页 |
| ·Animal Metaphor | 第50-53页 |
| ·Plant Metaphor | 第53-54页 |
| ·Other Metaphors Concerning Human Activities | 第54-66页 |
| ·Representation of Economic Activity as a War | 第54-60页 |
| ·Representation of Economic Activity as Sports and Games | 第60-63页 |
| ·Representation of Economic Activity as Eating | 第63-64页 |
| ·Representation of Economic Activity as Stage Performance | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第66-70页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Results | 第66-67页 |
| ·Possible Significances of the Present Study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第68-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74页 |
