| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-10页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第10-12页 |
| A note on symbols | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Motivation and Purpose of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Research Scope of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Methodology and Data of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Layout of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16页 |
| ·Definition of Female Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Female Metaphor | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Rhetoric View | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Literary View | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Cultural View | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Linguistic View | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第26-45页 |
| ·Introduction | 第26页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第26-39页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Leech’s IR | 第27-32页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to PP | 第28-31页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to IP and BP | 第31-32页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Brown & Levinson’s Face Theory | 第32-39页 |
| ·A Case Study | 第39-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Data Collection and Discussion | 第45-65页 |
| ·Introduction | 第45页 |
| ·Data Description and Data Classification | 第45-50页 |
| ·Data Description | 第45-48页 |
| ·Data Classification | 第48-50页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第50-63页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations Between Males and Females | 第51-59页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Spouse Relations | 第51-56页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations Between Unmarried Females and Males | 第56-59页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations Between Females Themselves | 第59-60页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations between Female and Some Other Family Members | 第60-61页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations between Females and Her Parents-in-law | 第60页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations Between Mother and Her Children | 第60-61页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations Between Females and Some Other Social Members | 第61-63页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations Between Rulers and Civilians Female Stands For | 第61-62页 |
| ·Application of IR on the Relations Between The Society and Individuals Female Stands For | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| ·Significance and Contribution | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第66-67页 |
| References | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix: The Corpus | 第71-78页 |
