| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·The motivation of this research | 第10-11页 |
| ·The layout and scope of this study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The methodology for this study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·General survey of traditional studies on metaphors | 第14-15页 |
| ·General survey of cognitive studies on metaphors | 第15-21页 |
| ·The cognitive study of metaphors: A revolution | 第15-18页 |
| ·Studies on features of conceptual metaphors | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies on the two domains of conceptual metaphors | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies on induction of conceptual metaphors | 第20-21页 |
| ·General survey of the Event-domain Cognitive Model (ECM) | 第21-22页 |
| ·The theoretical framework of this study | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three The Corpora | 第24-28页 |
| ·Philosophical basis for the corpora | 第24-25页 |
| ·The closed corpora of sports commentaries of World Cup 2006 | 第25-28页 |
| ·Commentaries —The prompt speech | 第26页 |
| ·Audio-video based transcription | 第26-27页 |
| ·Closed corpora | 第27页 |
| ·The same matches of English and Chinese | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of Metaphorical Expressions by Means of ECM: An Application | 第28-47页 |
| ·The application of ECM in the study of metaphors | 第28-29页 |
| ·ECM analysis of the metaphorical expressions in the corpora | 第29-37页 |
| ·Actions | 第32-34页 |
| ·Beings | 第34-36页 |
| ·The EVENT (Action + Being) | 第36-37页 |
| ·The common source domains for the corpora | 第37-39页 |
| ·EVENTs as the common source domains | 第38页 |
| ·Enrichment of K?vecses’study of source domains (2002) | 第38-39页 |
| ·Mapping and mapping diagram | 第39-42页 |
| ·The common target domain for the corpora | 第39-40页 |
| ·Mappings of common domains | 第40-42页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphors and their controllability | 第42-43页 |
| ·The conceptual metaphors for the corpora | 第42页 |
| ·The controllability of conceptual metaphors in the corpora | 第42-43页 |
| ·ECM analysis of metonymies | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Five Features of Conceptual Metaphors: From English and Chinese Comparative Perspective | 第47-68页 |
| ·The embodied basis for conceptual metaphors | 第47-49页 |
| ·Comparison between EVENT A and EVENT A | 第47-49页 |
| ·The embodied basis | 第49页 |
| ·The universality of conceptual metaphors | 第49-54页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphors and their hierarchical structures | 第50-54页 |
| ·Philosophical foundation of the universality | 第54页 |
| ·The highlights of conceptual metaphors | 第54-60页 |
| ·The highlights of GAME IS WAR | 第55-56页 |
| ·The highlights of GAME IS PEP | 第56-57页 |
| ·The highlights of GAME IS COURT | 第57-58页 |
| ·The highlights of PERSONS ARE THINGS(IMPERSONIFICATION) and THINGS ARE PERSONS(PERSONIFICATION) | 第58-60页 |
| ·The highlights of GAME IS EATING | 第60页 |
| ·The conventionalization of conceptual metaphors | 第60-63页 |
| ·The conventionalization in GAME IS WAR | 第60-62页 |
| ·The conventionalization in GAME IS PEP | 第62页 |
| ·The conventionalization in GAME IS COURT | 第62-63页 |
| ·The conventionalization in other conceptual metaphors | 第63页 |
| ·Variations of metaphorical expressions in English and Chinese corpora | 第63-67页 |
| ·Variations at the level of metaphorical expressions | 第63页 |
| ·Variations illustrated from the perspective of construal | 第63-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| ·Contribution | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further studies | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix One | 第70-91页 |
| Appendix Two | 第91-107页 |
| References | 第107-111页 |
