| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Motivation of This Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Layout of This Study | 第14页 |
| 1.4 The Research Focuses of This Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| 1.4.1 Concerning Phonology | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4.2 Concerning Lexicology | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4.3 Concerning Semantics | 第16页 |
| 1.4.4 Concerning Culture | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Reviews | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Proverbs | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Proverbs in Chinese | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Definitions of Proverbs in English | 第18页 |
| 2.2 Fundamental Features of Chinese and English Proverbs | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Proverbs in China | 第19-23页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies on Proverbs Overseas | 第23-24页 |
| 2.5 The Development of Contrastive Linguistics in China | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretic Framework | 第26-30页 |
| 3.1 What Is Contrastive Analysis | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Rationale for Contrastive Analysis | 第26页 |
| 3.3 The Classification and Significance of Contrastive Linguistics | 第26-28页 |
| 3.4 Theoretical Contrastive Linguistics | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Language Features of Chinese and English Proverbs About Marriage | 第30-41页 |
| 4.1 Phonological Features | 第30-32页 |
| 4.1.1 Common Phonological Features | 第30-32页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Rhyme | 第30-31页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Repetition | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2 Phonological Features Only in Chinese Proverbs About Marriage | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2.1 Tonal Pattern (pingze) | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2.2 Antithesis(duizhang) | 第33页 |
| 4.2.3 Alliterative Compound and Rhyming Compound | 第33-34页 |
| 4.3 Phonological Features Only in English Proverbs About Marriage | 第34-35页 |
| 4.3.1 Alliteration | 第34页 |
| 4.3.2 Assonance | 第34-35页 |
| 4.4 Vocabulary Features | 第35-37页 |
| 4.4.1 Using Numbers | 第35-36页 |
| 4.4.2 Using Human Names | 第36-37页 |
| 4.5 Semantic Features | 第37-39页 |
| 4.5.1 Equivalent Semantic Relationship | 第37页 |
| 4.5.2 Semantic Causal Relationship | 第37-38页 |
| 4.5.3 Autonyms in Semantic Relationship | 第38-39页 |
| 4.6 Grammar Structure Features | 第39-40页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Marriage Metaphors in Chinese and English Proverbs | 第41-54页 |
| 5.1 Lakoff's Interpretation of Metaphor | 第41-43页 |
| 5.2 Marriage Metaphor in proverbs | 第43-45页 |
| 5.3 Universalities of Marriage Metaphor in Chinese and English Proverbs | 第45-52页 |
| 5.3.1 Marriage as a Journey | 第45-46页 |
| 5.3.2 Marriage as a Plant | 第46-47页 |
| 5.3.3 Marriage as a Heart | 第47-48页 |
| 5.3.4 Marriage as a Kind of Commodity | 第48-49页 |
| 5.3.5 Marriage as a War | 第49-50页 |
| 5.3.6 Marriage as a Building | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3.7 Marriage as Predestined Relationship | 第51-52页 |
| 5.4 Cultural Variation of Marriage Metaphors in Chinese and English Proverbs | 第52-53页 |
| 5.4.1 Marriage as Taste | 第52页 |
| 5.4.2 Marriage as Constraint | 第52-53页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Cultural Connotations of Chinese and English Marriage Proverbs | 第54-68页 |
| 6.1 Common Cultural Connotations of Chinese and English Marriage Proverbs | 第54-59页 |
| 6.1.1 The Requirements of Appearance and Abilities in Choosing a Spouse | 第54-56页 |
| 6.1.2 Emphasis on Family Trait | 第56-57页 |
| 6.1.3 Dowry Occupying an Important Position | 第57-58页 |
| 6.1.4 Emphasis on Equal Family Social Standing | 第58-59页 |
| 6.2 Different Cultural Connotations of Chinese and English Marriage Proverbs | 第59-67页 |
| 6.2.1 Ages in Proverbs | 第59-61页 |
| 6.2.2 Animal Zodiac in Proverbs | 第61-62页 |
| 6.2.3 Purpose of Marriage in Proverbs | 第62-64页 |
| 6.2.4 Forms of Marriage in Proverbs | 第64-65页 |
| 6.2.5 Views on Women in Proverbs | 第65-67页 |
| 6.3 Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| 7.1 Findings | 第68页 |
| 7.2 Significance | 第68-69页 |
| 7.3 Limitations | 第69-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-75页 |
| Papers Published during the study for M.A.Degree | 第75页 |
