| Abstract in English | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Table of Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of this study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Organization of this study | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·Review of metaphor | 第14-19页 |
| ·Definition of metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| ·Metaphor development abroad | 第15-17页 |
| ·Metaphor development in China | 第17-19页 |
| ·Previous study of human body metaphor | 第19-24页 |
| ·Study of body metaphor abroad | 第19页 |
| ·Study of body metaphor in China | 第19-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Background | 第24-32页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-26页 |
| ·Experientialism | 第26-28页 |
| ·Metaphorical mapping | 第28-29页 |
| ·Image schema | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Metaphorical Mapping Concerning Body Metaphor | 第32-48页 |
| ·Mapping from human body domain to non-human body domain | 第32-41页 |
| ·Mapping from human body domain to concrete object domain | 第32-37页 |
| ·Mapping from human body domain to abstract domain | 第37-41页 |
| ·Mapping from non-human body domain to human body domain | 第41-44页 |
| ·Mapping from color domain to human body domain | 第41-43页 |
| ·Mapping from animal domain to human body domain | 第43-44页 |
| ·Mapping within human body domain | 第44-46页 |
| ·Characteristics of mapping | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Image Schemata Concerning Body Metaphor | 第48-70页 |
| ·Image schemata occurring in our everyday bodily experience | 第48-57页 |
| ·Body metaphor based on Container Schema | 第48-52页 |
| ·Body metaphor based on Path Schema | 第52-55页 |
| ·Body metaphor based on Balance Schema | 第55-57页 |
| ·Image schemata in various orientations and relations | 第57-70页 |
| ·Body metaphor based on Part-Whole Schema | 第57-59页 |
| ·Body metaphor based on Center-Periphery Schema | 第59-61页 |
| ·Body metaphor based on Up-Down Schema | 第61-64页 |
| ·Body metaphor based on Front-Back Schema | 第64-67页 |
| ·Body metaphor based on Left-Right Schema | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第70-73页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| ·Implications | 第71页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第71-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-77页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第77-78页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第78页 |
