| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| ·Overview of Eudora Welty's Literary Career | 第9-11页 |
| ·Literature Review to Eudora Welty's Short Fiction | 第11-15页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Cognitive Linguistics | 第17-23页 |
| ·An Introduction of Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Cognitive Linguistics | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Classification of Conceptual Metaphors | 第19-21页 |
| ·Research on Conceptual Metaphor in Literature | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three An Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors in Eudora Welty'sShort Stories | 第23-44页 |
| ·LIFE IS A JOURNEY | 第23-30页 |
| ·THE HOUSE IS A PRISON | 第30-37页 |
| ·LONELY IS DOWN | 第37-40页 |
| ·GOD IS A HUMAN BODY | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-50页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Program | 第50-51页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第51-52页 |
