| ABSTRACT | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-11页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-23页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Time and Space | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.1 The ontology of time | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 The properties of time | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Time and space | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Cognitive Studies on Spatial-temporal Metaphors | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Cognitive Studies on Spatial-temporal Metaphor abroad | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Cognitive studies on spatial-temporal metaphor at home | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL BACKGROUDN | 第23-35页 |
| 3.1 Spatial Frames of Reference | 第23-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Intrinsic Frame of Reference | 第24-25页 |
| 3.1.2 Relative Frame of Reference | 第25-27页 |
| 3.1.3 Absolute Frame of Reference | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 TIME AS SPACE Metaphor | 第28-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Time-moving Model | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Ego-moving Model | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.3 The Temporal Sequence Model | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four METHODOLOGY | 第35-39页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第36页 |
| 4.3 Meaning Classification | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Five SPATIAL COGNITION OF QIAN/HOU AND BEFORE/AFTER | 第39-59页 |
| 5.1 Spatial Cognition of Qian and Before in English | 第39-50页 |
| 5.1.1 Dictionary meaning of qian in Chinese and before in English | 第39-40页 |
| 5.1.2 Spatial schema and cognitive meaning of qian/before in Chinese and English | 第40-50页 |
| 5.2 Spatial Cognition of hou in Chinese and after in English | 第50-59页 |
| 5.2.1 Dictionary meaning of hou in Chinese and after in English | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.2 Spatial schema and cognitive meaning of hou/after in Chinese and English | 第51-59页 |
| Chapter Six TEMPORAL COGNITION OF QIAN/ HOU AND BEFORE/AFTER | 第59-76页 |
| 6.1 Temporal Cognition of Qian/Before | 第59-67页 |
| 6.1.1 QIAN/BEFORE IS IN FRONT OF THE PRESENT | 第59-62页 |
| 6.1.2 QIAN/BEFORE IS IN FRONT OF OTHER TIME POINT | 第62-65页 |
| 6.1.3 QIAN IS AROUND THE PRESENT | 第65-67页 |
| 6.2 Temporal Cognition of Hou and After | 第67-74页 |
| 6.2.1 HOU/AFTER IS BEHINDTHE PRESENT | 第68-70页 |
| 6.2.2 HOU/AFTER IS BEHIND OTHER TIME POINT | 第70-74页 |
| 6.3 Coexistence of Spatial and Temporal Meaning | 第74-76页 |
| Chapter Seven CONCLUSION | 第76-78页 |
| 7.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| 7.2 Limitations and Direction for Further Study | 第77-78页 |
| REFERENCES | 第78-81页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGNENTS | 第81-82页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学位论文和研究成果 | 第82页 |
