| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第11-12页 |
| ·Comprehensive Study of Related Theories | 第11页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第11-12页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第12页 |
| ·The Structures of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-22页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第13-18页 |
| ·Foreign Researches on Conceptual Metaphor | 第13-16页 |
| ·Chinese Researches on Conceptual Metaphor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Color Terms | 第18-22页 |
| ·Foreign Researches on Color Terms | 第18-19页 |
| ·Chinese Researches on Color Terms | 第19-20页 |
| ·Foreign and Chinese Researches on Color Metaphor | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Frame | 第22-31页 |
| ·Category Theory | 第22-27页 |
| ·Aristotle's Classical Approach to the category | 第22-24页 |
| ·Prototypical Category Study of Wittgenstein | 第24页 |
| ·Category Experiment of Eleanor Rosch | 第24-26页 |
| ·Basic Level Categories | 第26-27页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Definition of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第28-30页 |
| ·The Main Features of Conceptual Metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Research on the metaphorical cognitive mechanism of Color Terms | 第31-51页 |
| ·The Research of Color Terms Under Category Theory | 第32-34页 |
| ·Cognitive Mechanism Under Color Metaphor | 第34-37页 |
| ·Semantic Conflict: Basic Condition of Color Metaphor | 第34-35页 |
| ·Mapping: Basic Method of Color Metaphor's Operation | 第35-36页 |
| ·Similarity: Basic Condition of Color Metaphorical Meaning | 第36-37页 |
| ·A Detailed Comparison Between English and Chinese Color Metaphors Based on the Category Theory | 第37-44页 |
| ·Red of English vs. 红 of Chinese | 第37-39页 |
| ·White of English vs. 白 of Chinese | 第39-40页 |
| ·Yellow of English vs. 黄 of Chinese | 第40-41页 |
| ·Blue of English vs. 蓝 of Chinese | 第41-43页 |
| ·Black of English vs. 黑 of Chinese | 第43-44页 |
| ·Comparative Studies From the View of Cognitive Semantics | 第44页 |
| ·Cognitive Process of the Understanding of Color Terms and Color Metaphors | 第44-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第51页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55-56页 |
| List of Academic Accomplishments Related to the M.A. Dissertion duringSchooldays | 第56页 |
