| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Present Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Significance of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Studies on Spatial Metaphor | 第17-22页 |
| ·Literature Review on Spatial Metaphor Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Literature Review on Spatial Metaphor at Home | 第19-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Lakoff’s Cognitive Theory of Metaphor | 第22-29页 |
| ·Space | 第23-24页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第24-26页 |
| ·Experiential Grounding and Realization of Metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·Application of Cognitive Theory of Metaphor to the Present Study | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four Contrasting Spatial Metaphor of f HIGH/LOW in English and GAO/DI in Chinese | 第29-55页 |
| ·Research Design | 第29-30页 |
| ·Lan Chun’s Model of Studying Spatial Metaphors | 第29页 |
| ·The Model of Studying Spatial Metaphors in the Present Study | 第29-30页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第30-33页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第31页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第32-33页 |
| ·Analysis of HIGH/LOW in English and GAO/DI in Chinese as Image Schema | 第33-36页 |
| ·Contrast between HIGH/LOW in English and GAO/DI in Chinese as Metaphorical Extensions | 第36-54页 |
| ·HIGH/LOW in English as Metaphorical Extensions | 第36-44页 |
| ·GAO/DI in Chinese as Metaphorical Extensions | 第44-51页 |
| ·Contrast between HIGH/LOW in English and GAO/DI in Chinese as Metaphorical Extensions | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-59页 |
| ·Explanations for the Findings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Explanations for the Similarities | 第56页 |
| ·Explanations for the Differences | 第56-57页 |
| ·limitations | 第57-58页 |
| ·Implication for the Present Study | 第58-59页 |
| References | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
