| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第9页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第11-16页 |
| ·Traditional Studies of Metaphor | 第11-12页 |
| ·Comparison Theory | 第11页 |
| ·Substitution Theory | 第11-12页 |
| ·Interaction Theory | 第12页 |
| ·Contemporary Studies of Metaphor | 第12-13页 |
| ·Metaphor Studies in China | 第13-15页 |
| ·Summary | 第15-16页 |
| 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第16-25页 |
| ·A Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第16-22页 |
| ·Experiential Basis of Metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Characteristics of Metaphor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| ·Relationship among Metaphor,language and Culture | 第22-24页 |
| ·Definition of Culture | 第22-23页 |
| ·Relationship between Language and Culture | 第23页 |
| ·Relationship between Metaphor and Culture | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| 4 A Comparative Analysis of English and Chinese Interpersonal Relationship Metaphors | 第25-55页 |
| ·Definition and classification of Interpersonal Relationship | 第25-26页 |
| ·Definition of Interpersonal Relationship | 第25页 |
| ·Classification of Interpersonal Relationship | 第25-26页 |
| ·Methodology | 第26-27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第26页 |
| ·Method of Classification | 第26-27页 |
| ·A Comparative Analysis in Detail | 第27-50页 |
| ·Similarities of Interpersonal Relationship Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第27-44页 |
| ·Differences of Interpersonal Relationship Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第44-50页 |
| ·Analysis of the Similarities and Differences of Interpersonal Relationship Metaphors inEnglish and Chinese | 第50-54页 |
| ·Analysis of the Similarities | 第50-51页 |
| ·Analysis of the Differences | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| Publications During M.A. Study | 第60-61页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第61-62页 |
