| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-13页 |
| ·The Objective of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Methodology | 第14页 |
| ·Organization | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-25页 |
| ·Study of Metaphor Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| ·Study of Metaphor in China | 第18-19页 |
| ·Study of Metaphor in a Cognitive Point of View | 第19-21页 |
| ·Cognitive Study of Human Body Metaphor | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Metaphorical Cognition on Human Body Words | 第25-36页 |
| ·Word-Formational Analysis of Human Body Words in English and Chinese | 第25-30页 |
| ·Formational Types of Human Body Words | 第25-26页 |
| ·Analysis of Major Formational Types of Human Body Words in English and Chinese | 第26-29页 |
| ·Metaphorical Basis of Word Formation | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Working Mechanism of Human Body Metaphor | 第30-33页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Human Body Metaphor | 第33-36页 |
| ·Analogy | 第33-34页 |
| ·Contradiction and Stability on Semantics | 第34-35页 |
| ·Repetition in Use | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Projection Models of Metaphorical Cognition on Human Body Words and Causes for the Similarities and Differences | 第36-44页 |
| ·Projection Models of Metaphorical Cognition on Human Body Words | 第36-40页 |
| ·Projection From Body Domain to Specific Domain | 第36-38页 |
| ·Projection From Body Domain to Abstract Domain | 第38-39页 |
| ·Projection Between Two Human Body Parts | 第39-40页 |
| ·Projection from Relationship Between Different Body Parts to Relationship Between Things or Persons | 第40页 |
| ·Causes for the Similarities and Differences | 第40-44页 |
| ·Different Geographical Locations | 第41页 |
| ·Different Language Patterns | 第41-42页 |
| ·Different National Psychology | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary of the Results | 第44-45页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第45-46页 |
| Works Cited | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-49页 |