| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| List of Figures | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| ·Background information and need for the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Purposes and significance of the study | 第16-18页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-38页 |
| ·Traditional theories of metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| ·Comparison theory and substitution theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Interaction theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor theory | 第21-25页 |
| ·Working mechanism of conceptual metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| ·Classifications of conceptual metaphor | 第23-25页 |
| ·Pragmatics and metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| ·Critical metaphor analysis | 第27-33页 |
| ·A brief introduction of Critical Metaphor Analysis | 第28-29页 |
| ·Defining metaphor in Critical Metaphor Analysis | 第29-30页 |
| ·Procedures of Critical Metaphor Analysis | 第30-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33页 |
| ·Metaphor and politics | 第33-38页 |
| ·Metaphor, ideology and critical discourse analysis | 第33-35页 |
| ·The study of metaphor in political discourse abroad | 第35-36页 |
| ·The study of metaphor in political discourse at home | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第38-41页 |
| ·Research questions | 第38页 |
| ·The data collection | 第38-39页 |
| ·Method of the study | 第39-41页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis | 第39-40页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第41-79页 |
| ·Metaphor identification in Chinese Government Work Report | 第41-44页 |
| ·Critical metaphor analysis of the ideological power of metaphor in Chinese Government Work Report | 第44-70页 |
| ·Case analysis of journey metaphor | 第45-50页 |
| ·Case analysis of construction metaphor | 第50-53页 |
| ·Case analysis of war metaphor | 第53-57页 |
| ·Case analysis of game metaphor | 第57-60页 |
| ·Case analysis of family metaphor | 第60-63页 |
| ·Case analysis of plant metaphor | 第63-68页 |
| ·Case analysis of circle metaphor | 第68-70页 |
| ·Ideological functions of metaphors adopted in political discourse | 第70-72页 |
| ·Function of information selection | 第70-71页 |
| ·Function of emotions arousing | 第71-72页 |
| ·Function of cohesion | 第72页 |
| ·Multiple factors in influencing the choice of metaphors | 第72-79页 |
| ·Cognitive motivation—serving as a way of cognition | 第73-75页 |
| ·Pragmatic motivation | 第75-77页 |
| ·Culture and history | 第77-79页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第79-85页 |
| ·Main findings of the study | 第79-81页 |
| ·Significance and implications | 第81-82页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research | 第82-85页 |
| References | 第85-88页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第88-89页 |
| 作者简介 | 第89页 |
