| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Purpose of Writing the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of This Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Theories of Metaphor | 第13-21页 |
| ·The Definition of Metaphor | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Development of Metaphor | 第14-16页 |
| ·Aristotle’s Comparison Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Quintillion’s Substitution Theory | 第15页 |
| ·Richards’Interactions Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Schools on Metaphor | 第16-20页 |
| ·Rhetoric Theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Grammatical Metaphor Theory | 第17页 |
| ·Cognitive Theory | 第17-20页 |
| ·The Concept of Cognitive Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Lakoff’s Conceptual Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Comment on Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies on Metaphor in China | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theories of Context | 第21-35页 |
| ·Definition of Context | 第21-22页 |
| ·Context Study at Home and Abroad | 第22-25页 |
| ·Context Study Abroad | 第22-24页 |
| ·Context Study at Home | 第24-25页 |
| ·Pre-cognitive Views of Context | 第25-29页 |
| ·Cultural Context | 第26-27页 |
| ·Situational Context | 第27-28页 |
| ·Context of Co-text | 第28-29页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第29-33页 |
| ·Definition of Cognitive Context | 第29-30页 |
| ·Cognitive Context Study at Home and Abroad | 第30-31页 |
| ·Sperber and Wilson’s View on Cognitive Context | 第31页 |
| ·Classification of Cognitive Context | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Basic Characteristics of Cognitive Context | 第32-33页 |
| ·Cognitive Context and Metaphor | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Exploration of Functions of Cognitive Context in Metaphor Interpretation by Case Study (I)—Functions of Linguistic and Situational Contexts | 第35-51页 |
| ·Restriction Function | 第36-47页 |
| ·Case Study from Linguistic Context | 第36-44页 |
| ·Case Study from Lexical Context | 第37-41页 |
| ·Case Study from Clausal Context | 第41-44页 |
| ·Case Study from Situational Context | 第44-47页 |
| ·Case Study from Setting | 第44-46页 |
| ·Case Study from Different Fields | 第46-47页 |
| ·Explanation Function | 第47-50页 |
| ·Case Study from Linguistic Context | 第47-50页 |
| ·Case Study from Lexical Context | 第47-49页 |
| ·Case Study from Clausal Context | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary of Functions of Linguistic and Situational Contexts in Metaphor Interpretation | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Exploration of Functions of Cognitive Context in Metaphor Interpretation by Case Study （II）—Functions of Background Knowledge | 第51-61页 |
| ·Restriction function | 第51-57页 |
| ·Case Study from Knowledge Structure | 第51-52页 |
| ·Case Study from Cultural Context | 第52-57页 |
| ·Case Study from National Cultural Context | 第53-57页 |
| ·Case Study from Regional Cultural Context | 第57页 |
| ·Explanation Function | 第57-60页 |
| ·Case Study from Knowledge Structure | 第57-58页 |
| ·Case Study from Cultural Context | 第58-60页 |
| ·Case Study from National Cultural Context | 第58-59页 |
| ·Case Study from Regional Cultural Context | 第59-60页 |
| ·Summary of Functions of Cultural Context in Metaphor Interpretation | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第61-62页 |
| References | 第62-65页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的学术成果 | 第65-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
