| Acknowledgements | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第12页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 The Research Procedures | 第13页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1 Traditional Views to Metaphor | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Traditional Definition to Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Theories of Traditional Views on Metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Cognitive Views on Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Corpus Approach to the Studies of Conceptual Metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3.1 Validation to the Introspectiveness-based Claims of CMT | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.2 Cross-cultural Studies of CMT | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3.3 Diachronic Studies of CMT | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 Emotion Studies in perspective of Conceptual Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4.1 The Study Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4.2 The Studies in China | 第22页 |
| 2.5 The Conceptual Metaphor Study of Happiness | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第25-34页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Framework of Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-30页 |
| 3.1.1 The Definition of Contemporary Views on Metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| 3.1.2 The Systematicity of Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.3 The Setting of Mappings of Conceptual Metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.4 The Coherences of Conceptual Metaphor | 第29页 |
| 3.1.5 The Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Research Methodology | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Research Questions | 第30页 |
| 3.2.2 Metaphor Identification Procedure | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.3 Data Collections | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Corpora used in This Study | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of Happiness Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第34-73页 |
| 4.1 The Data Description | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 The Definition of Happiness/Xingfu | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3 The Similarities of Happiness Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第36-70页 |
| 4.3.1 Ontological Metaphor | 第36-60页 |
| 4.3.2 Structure Metaphor | 第60-70页 |
| 4.4 The Specificities of Happiness in English and Chinese | 第70-73页 |
| 4.4.1 The Specific Happiness Metaphor in English | 第70-71页 |
| 4.4.2 The Specific Happiness Metaphor in Chinese | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter 5 The Similarities and Difference on the Happiness Metaphor in CognitivePerspective | 第73-78页 |
| 5.1 The Explanations to the Similarities on Happiness Metaphor | 第73-74页 |
| 5.2 The Explanations to the Differences on Happiness Metaphor | 第74-78页 |
| 5.2.1 The Different Religious Beliefs | 第75页 |
| 5.2.2 The Specific Drama Culture | 第75-76页 |
| 5.2.3 The Specific Martial Cultures | 第76页 |
| 5.2.4 Different Economy Systems | 第76-78页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第78-82页 |
| 6.1 The Major Findings to This Study | 第78-79页 |
| 6.1.1 The Universality of Conceptual Metaphor | 第78页 |
| 6.1.2 The Variation of Conceptual Metaphor | 第78-79页 |
| 6.1.3 The Stratification of Intra-metaphor | 第79页 |
| 6.1.4 The Correspondence Between Introspective and Corpus Methodology | 第79页 |
| 6.2 The Limitations of the Study | 第79-80页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for the Further Study | 第80-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-87页 |
| Appendix | 第87-109页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Period | 第109-110页 |
