| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Data collection and methodology | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| ·Previous studies on metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| ·Metaphor as a figure of speech | 第18-19页 |
| ·Metaphor as a cognitive instrument | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous studies on VCM | 第21-25页 |
| ·Previous studies on VCM in literary texts | 第25-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第29-43页 |
| ·Cognitive stylistics | 第29-30页 |
| ·Conceptual blending theory | 第30-38页 |
| ·Brief introduction to conceptual blending theory | 第30-31页 |
| ·Theoretical foundations of conceptual blending theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Conceptual blending | 第32-38页 |
| ·Cross-space mapping | 第32-33页 |
| ·Conceptual blending networks | 第33-38页 |
| ·Conceptual blending theory and VCM | 第38-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four Data Description and Distribution of VCM in the Corpus | 第43-47页 |
| ·Data description | 第43-45页 |
| ·Tess of the d' Urbervilles | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Story of the Stone | 第44-45页 |
| ·Distribution of VCM in the corpus | 第45-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Five VCM in Literary Texts and Its Cognitive Stylistic Implications | 第47-63页 |
| ·VCM and its stylistic implications in Tess of the d' Urbervilles | 第47-53页 |
| ·Category of idea | 第47-49页 |
| ·Category of judgment | 第49-50页 |
| ·Category of expectation | 第50-51页 |
| ·Category of behavior | 第51-53页 |
| ·VCM and its stylistic implications in The Story of the Stone | 第53-58页 |
| ·Category of idea | 第53-54页 |
| ·Category of judgment | 第54-56页 |
| ·Category of expectation | 第56-57页 |
| ·Category of behavior | 第57-58页 |
| ·Universality and diversity of VCM in both literary works | 第58-62页 |
| ·VCM and its cognitive stylistic implications in literary works | 第62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第64页 |
| ·Limitations and prospects for future research | 第64-65页 |
| References | 第65-67页 |
