| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Need for the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Questions and Methodology | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literatur Review | 第14-26页 |
| ·Traditional Theories of Metaphor | 第15-22页 |
| ·Comparison Theory of Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Substitution Theory of Metaphor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Interaction Theory of Metaphor | 第18-22页 |
| ·Contemporary Theories of Metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| ·Metaphor Study in China | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第26-42页 |
| ·An Overview of Cognitive Linguistics | 第26-31页 |
| ·Categorization and Prototype | 第28-29页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第29-31页 |
| ·Philosophical Basis of Metaphor | 第31页 |
| ·A Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第31-39页 |
| ·The Main Characteristics of Metaphor | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Classification of Metaphor | 第37-39页 |
| ·Language,Metaphor and Culture | 第39-42页 |
| ·Relations between Language and Culture | 第39-40页 |
| ·Relations between Metaphor and Culture | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four A Comparative Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors of Love in English and Chinese | 第42-78页 |
| ·The Introduction of Studies on Love | 第42-47页 |
| ·Love Definition | 第42-45页 |
| ·Studies on Love in Different Disciplines | 第45-47页 |
| ·A Case Study of Conceptual Metaphor of Love | 第47-50页 |
| ·Purpose | 第47页 |
| ·Methodology | 第47-50页 |
| ·Universality of Conceptual Metaphors of Love in English and Chinese | 第50-71页 |
| ·Love is Journey | 第50-52页 |
| ·Love is Human | 第52-55页 |
| ·Love is War | 第55-57页 |
| ·Love is a Plant | 第57-60页 |
| ·Love is Fire | 第60-61页 |
| ·Love is Unity | 第61-67页 |
| ·Love is something in Container | 第67-68页 |
| ·Love is Commodity | 第68-69页 |
| ·Love is Human Body | 第69-71页 |
| ·Differences of Conceptual Metaphors of Love in English and Chinese | 第71-75页 |
| ·Love is Deity | 第71页 |
| ·Love is Nutrient | 第71-72页 |
| ·Love is Agricultural production | 第72-74页 |
| ·Love is Predestined Relationship | 第74-75页 |
| ·Implications of the Study for ESL | 第75-78页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第78-81页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第79-80页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第80-81页 |
| References | 第81-85页 |
