| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13-14页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-34页 |
| ·Traditional Approach to Metaphor | 第16-21页 |
| ·The Comparison Theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Substitution Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Interaction Theory | 第19-21页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第21-31页 |
| ·The Experiential Basis of Metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-27页 |
| ·Properties of Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| ·Metaphor is Universal | 第27页 |
| ·Metaphor is Systematic | 第27-28页 |
| ·Metaphor is Conceptual in Nature | 第28页 |
| ·Other Properties of Conceptual Metaphor | 第28页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第28-31页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第29页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| ·Previous studies on the Concept of "Death" | 第31-34页 |
| ·Studies on the Concept of "Death" in the Field of Social Linguistics | 第31-32页 |
| ·Studies on the Concept of "Death" in the Field of Cognitive Linguistics | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第34-37页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第37-72页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第37-42页 |
| ·Classification of All Data Collected | 第37-39页 |
| ·Classification of Data in the Category of Structure Metaphor | 第39-41页 |
| ·Classification of Data in the Category of Ontological Metaphor | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Structural Metaphorical Use of "Death" | 第42-59页 |
| ·Chi-Square Test of Data in the Category of Structural Metaphor | 第42-45页 |
| ·Mapping from "Religious/Faiths" to the Concept of "Death" | 第45-47页 |
| ·Mapping from "Sleep/Rest" to the Concept of "Death" | 第47-49页 |
| ·Mapping from "Battle Field" to the Concept of "Death" | 第49-50页 |
| ·Mapping from "Departure" to the Concept of "Death" | 第50-51页 |
| ·Mapping from "Stopping(Doing) Something" to the Concept of "Death" | 第51页 |
| ·Mapping from "Finance" to the Concept of "Death" | 第51-52页 |
| ·Mapping from "Going Home" to the Concept of "Death" | 第52-53页 |
| ·Mapping from "the End of a Day/Year" to the Concept of "Death" | 第53-54页 |
| ·Mapping from "Falling" to the Concept of "Death" | 第54页 |
| ·Mapping from "Bondage/Burden" to the Concept of "Death" | 第54-55页 |
| ·Mapping from "the Collapse of Heaven/High Mountain" to the Concept of "Death" | 第55-57页 |
| ·the Structural Metaphor of the Concept of "Death" | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Ontological Metaphorical Use of "Death" | 第59-71页 |
| ·Chi-Square Test of Data in the Category of Ontological Metaphor | 第60-61页 |
| ·Mapping from "Journey" to the Concept of "Death" | 第61-63页 |
| ·Mapping from "Contest/Competition" to the Concept of "Death" | 第63-64页 |
| ·Mapping from "Plants" to the Concept of "Death" | 第64-65页 |
| ·Mapping from "the Final Curtain/Scene" to the Concept of "Death" | 第65-67页 |
| ·Mapping from "Graveyard" to the Concept of "Death" | 第67页 |
| ·Mapping from "Darkness/Putting out of the Light" to the Concept of "Death" | 第67-68页 |
| ·Mapping from "Part of Body" to the Concept of"Death" | 第68-69页 |
| ·the Ontological Metaphor of the Concept of"Death" | 第69-71页 |
| ·The Orientational Metaphorical Use of"Death" | 第71-72页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第72-73页 |
| ·Theoretical Significance of the Study | 第73页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions of the study | 第73-75页 |
| References | 第75-78页 |
| Appendix | 第78-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82-83页 |
| Resume | 第83页 |
