| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 A multimodal turn of metaphor research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 The purpose of the present study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| 2.1 Previous study of verbal-only metaphors | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Foreign studies | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Domestic studies | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Multimodal metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.1 The emergence of multimodal metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Research limitations | 第23页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies of the metaphor of Chinese TV play | 第23-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Development of the metaphor of Chinese TV play | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Multimodal metaphor and Chinese TV play Ups and Downs | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 3 TV Play Ups and Downs and Theoretical Framework | 第27-39页 |
| 3.1 Definition of multimodal metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Categories of Multimodal Metaphor in Ups and Downs from Dual Coding Theory (DCT) perspective | 第28-32页 |
| 3.3 The theoretical basis: Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第32页 |
| 3.4 Pragmatic basis of the TV play Ups and Downs | 第32-35页 |
| 3.5 A brief introduction of the TV play Ups and Downs | 第35-36页 |
| 3.6 A proposed framework of analyzing the verbal and nonverbal metaphors in TV play Ups and Downs | 第36-39页 |
| 3.6.1 Research questions | 第36-37页 |
| 3.6.2 Data collection | 第37页 |
| 3.6.3 Analysis procedure | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Multimodal Metaphor in TV Play: Case Studies | 第39-67页 |
| 4.1 Theme metaphor in Ups and Downs | 第40-49页 |
| 4.1.1 Case one: WANG’S LIFE IS A JOURNEY | 第40-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Case two: A NEW LIFE IS SHAVING | 第46-49页 |
| 4.2 Business negotiation metaphors in Ups and Downs | 第49-61页 |
| 4.3 Love metaphors in Ups and Downs | 第61-67页 |
| 4.3.1 Case one: LOVE IS EATING STYLE | 第61-62页 |
| 4.3.2 Case two: LOVE IS YELLOW SPIRAL SHELL | 第62-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the research | 第67-69页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第69-71页 |
| References | 第71-75页 |
| Appendix I | 第75-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-83页 |
| 作者简介 | 第83页 |
