| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literary Review | 第11-15页 |
| 2.1 Previous Study on Figure-Ground Theory | 第11-14页 |
| 2.1.1 Application of Figure-Ground Theory in Chinese | 第11-12页 |
| 2.1.2 Application of Figure-Ground Theory in English | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.3 Application of Figure-Ground Theory Based on the Bilingual Corpora | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Previous Study on the Analysis of Artistic Conception in Tang Poems | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第15-27页 |
| 3.1 Figure-Ground Theory | 第15-23页 |
| 3.1.1 The Cognitive Principle of Figure-Ground Theory | 第15-18页 |
| 3.1.2 Analysis of Figure and Ground Reflected in Language | 第18-23页 |
| 3.2 Images and Artistic Conception in Tang Poems | 第23-25页 |
| 3.3 Cognitive Poetics | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Application of Figure-Ground Theory to Understand the Artistic Conception in Tang Poetry | 第27-38页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of Figure and Ground in Tang Poetry | 第27-30页 |
| 4.2 Figure-Ground Theory and Artistic Conception of Tang Poetry | 第30-38页 |
| 4.2.1 The Artistic Conception in Tang Poetry Presented by Temporal Relation | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2.2 The Artistic Conception in Tang Poetry Presented by Spatial Relation27 Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第38-40页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第38-39页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Further Implications | 第39-40页 |
| Bibliography | 第40-43页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第43-44页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第44页 |
