| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·The Subject of This Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose of This Thesis | 第11页 |
| ·Academic and Applicable Value of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review on the Linguistic Image of the World | 第13-19页 |
| ·The Definition of the Linguistic Image of the World | 第13-16页 |
| ·German Linguistic Thought of Linguistic Image of the World | 第13-14页 |
| ·American Thought of the Linguistic Image of the World | 第14-16页 |
| ·Understanding of the Linguistic Image of the World | 第16-17页 |
| ·Recent Research on the Linguistic Image of the World | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Study of English Idioms | 第19-25页 |
| ·The Definition of Idioms | 第19-20页 |
| ·Classification of English Idioms | 第20-23页 |
| ·Lexicogrammatical Categorizations | 第21页 |
| ·Functional Categorizations | 第21-22页 |
| ·Rhetorical Categorization | 第22-23页 |
| ·Alliteration | 第22页 |
| ·Allusions | 第22页 |
| ·Antithesis | 第22-23页 |
| ·Repetition | 第23页 |
| ·Rhyme | 第23页 |
| ·Characteristics of English Idioms | 第23-25页 |
| ·Semantic Unity | 第23-24页 |
| ·Structural Stability | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of the Linguistic Image of the World in EnglishIdioms | 第25-42页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Animal Idioms | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Somatic Idioms | 第27-29页 |
| ·Somatic Idioms with Head | 第27-28页 |
| ·Somatic Idioms with Heart | 第28页 |
| ·Somatic Idioms with Eyes | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to Geography | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to Religions | 第30-33页 |
| ·Idioms Related to the Bible | 第31-32页 |
| ·Idioms with God, Devil and Church | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to Myths | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to Customs | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Diet Idioms | 第35-37页 |
| ·Idioms with Bread | 第36页 |
| ·Idioms with Cake and Pie | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to Literature | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to Views | 第38-42页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to View of Value | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to Ethics | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Linguistic Image of the World in Idioms Related to Truth, Goodness and Beauty | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46页 |
