| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Topic of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| ·Studies of Semantics | 第15-18页 |
| ·An Overview of Traditional Semantics | 第15-17页 |
| ·An Overview of Cognitive Semantics | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies of Image Schemas and Their Meaning Extensions | 第18-22页 |
| ·Studies of Image Schemas | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies of BALANCE Image Schema | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第22-34页 |
| ·Philosophical Basis: Embodiment | 第22-23页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第23-27页 |
| ·Definition and Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-26页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Metaphor | 第27页 |
| ·Image Schema Theory | 第27-30页 |
| ·Definition and Properties of Image Schema | 第28-29页 |
| ·Image Schema and Metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| ·Methodology | 第30-34页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第30-32页 |
| ·Data Description | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 BALANCE Image Schema and Its Semantic Extensions in Chinese and English | 第34-55页 |
| ·The Prototypical BALANCE Image Schema and Its Variations in English and Chinese | 第34-41页 |
| ·The Force Basis of the Prototypical BALANCE Image Schema | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Prototypical BALANCE Image Schema and Its Variations in English | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Prototypical BALANCE Image Schema and Its Variations in Chinese | 第38-41页 |
| ·The Semantic Extensions of BALANCE Image Schema in English and Chinese | 第41-52页 |
| ·The Commonalities of Conceptual Metaphors of BALANCE Image Schema in English and Chinese | 第41-47页 |
| ·The Dissimilarities of Conceptual Metaphors of BALANCE Image Schema in English and Chinese | 第47-52页 |
| ·The Unique Semantic Extensions in English | 第47-50页 |
| ·The Unique Semantic Extensions in Chinese | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Comprehensive Comparison of BALANCE Image Schema and Its Semantic Extensions in English and Chinese | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第55-58页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implications for Future Study | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-64页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第64页 |
