| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies on emotion words | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition and taxonomy of emotion words | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on emotion words at home and abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on conceptual metaphors | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition and taxonomy of conceptual metaphor | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on conceptual metaphor at home and abroad | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies on orientational metaphors | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of orientational metaphor | 第22页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on orientational metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1 Main theories of metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Conceptual metaphor theory | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第31-34页 |
| 4.1 Research questions | 第31页 |
| 4.2 Data source | 第31-32页 |
| 4.3 Data collection and analysis | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第34-54页 |
| 5.1 Orientational metaphors of emotions between English and Chinese | 第34-40页 |
| 5.1.1 Similarities | 第34-38页 |
| 5.1.2 Differences | 第38-40页 |
| 5.2 Results for up versus down dichotomy | 第40-50页 |
| 5.2.1 Image schema | 第41-42页 |
| 5.2.2 Analysis about the inaccuracy of ―POSITIVE IS UP, NEGATIVE IS DOWN‖ | 第42-50页 |
| 5.3 Discussion | 第50-53页 |
| 5.3.1 Reasons for similarities of the orientational metaphor of emotion words in English and Chinese | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3.2 Reasons for differences of the orientational metaphor of emotions words in English and Chinese | 第51-53页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第54-57页 |
| 6.1 Major findings of the study | 第54-55页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第55页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and suggestions for the further research | 第55-57页 |
| References | 第57-61页 |
| Appendix I Orientational Metaphors of Emotion words in English | 第61-65页 |
| Appendix II Orientational Metaphors of Emotion words in Chinese | 第65-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
