| ABSTRACT | 第2页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第7-8页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives | 第8页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第8-9页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-16页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of Body Nouns at Home and Abroad | 第11-13页 |
| 2.1.1 From Semantic Perspective | 第11-12页 |
| 2.1.2 From Cultural Perspective | 第12页 |
| 2.1.3 From Cognitive Perspective | 第12-13页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Emotional Expressions at Home and Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| 2.2.1 From Cognitive Perspective | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2.2 From Cultural Perspective | 第14页 |
| 2.2.3 From Interdisciplinary Perspective | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第16-24页 |
| 3.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第16-19页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| 3.1.2 Major Characteristics of Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Experientialism | 第17-18页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Cultural Coherence | 第18页 |
| 3.1.3 The Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| 3.2 Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第19-24页 |
| 3.2.1 Definition of Metonymy | 第19-20页 |
| 3.2.2 Classification of Metonymy | 第20-24页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Whole ICM and its part(s) | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Parts of an ICM | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Four Emotional Expressions of Internal Body Organs | 第24-46页 |
| 4.1 Emotional Expressions of English Internal Body Organs | 第26-34页 |
| 4.1.1 Case Study of "Heart" | 第26-29页 |
| 4.1.2 Case Study of "Stomach" | 第29-31页 |
| 4.1.3 Case Study of "Gut" | 第31-34页 |
| 4.2 Emotional Expressions of Chinese Internal Body Organs | 第34-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Case Study of "Xin" ("Heart") | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2.2 Case Study of "Dan" ("Gut") | 第36-39页 |
| 4.2.3 Case Study of "Fei" ("Lung") | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2.4 Case Study of "Chang" ("Intestines") | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.5 Case Study of "Gan"("Liver") | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Five Comparison of Emotion-Expressing Mechanism between Englishand Chinese | 第46-54页 |
| 5.1 Similarities | 第46-48页 |
| 5.1.1 Metaphor based on the Similarity in State or Position of the Organ | 第47页 |
| 5.1.2 Metonymy | 第47-48页 |
| 5.1.2.1 Sufferings of the Organ for Emotion | 第47页 |
| 5.1.2.2 Functions of the Organ for Emotion | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2 Differences | 第48-50页 |
| 5.2.1 Frequency and Distribution | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2.2 Emotion-Expressing Mechanism | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2.2.1 Metaphor based on Similarity in Relations between Two DifferentOrgans | 第49页 |
| 5.2.2.2 Metonymy by Using Activities of the Organ to Refer to Emotion | 第49-50页 |
| 5.3 Reasons for the Similarities and Differences | 第50-54页 |
| 5.3.1 Characteristic of Universality of Cognition | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3.2 Characteristic of Cultural Embodiment of Cognition | 第51-54页 |
| 5.3.2.1 Different Understandings of the Functions of the Organs | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3.2.2 The Exclusive Culture of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第54-55页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Expectations for Future Studies | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-61页 |
