| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-22页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the research | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Objectives and creativity of the research | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Data collection and analysis | 第18-20页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the research | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-33页 |
| 2.1 A review of political discourse | 第23-28页 |
| 2.1.1 Political discourse from the perspective of critical discourse analysis | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.2 Political discourse from the perspective of cognition | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.3 Political discourse from the perspective of pragmatics | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2 A review of conceptual metaphor in political discourse | 第28-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Conceptual metaphor in political discourse abroad | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2.2 Conceptual metaphor in political discourse at home | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3 A review of President Xi Jinping’s Speeches | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第33-39页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 Linguistic expressions of conceptual metaphor | 第34页 |
| 3.3 Experiential basis of conceptual metaphor | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4 Working mechanism of conceptual metaphor | 第35-39页 |
| 3.4.1 The mapping as a fixed entity between the source domain and the target domain | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4.2 The metaphor mapping obeying the Invariance Principle | 第37页 |
| 3.4.3 The same target domain with many different mappings | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Classifications and Features of Conceptual Metaphors in Xi’s Speeches | 第39-66页 |
| 4.1 Classifications of conceptual metaphors in the speeches | 第39-61页 |
| 4.1.1 Structural metaphors in the speeches | 第42-52页 |
| 4.1.2 Ontological metaphors in the speeches | 第52-61页 |
| 4.2 Features of conceptual metaphors in the speeches | 第61-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Systematicity in structure | 第62页 |
| 4.2.2 Ubiquity in expression | 第62-63页 |
| 4.2.3 Cultural coherence in content | 第63-64页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Discourse Functions of Conceptual Metaphors in Xi’s Speeches | 第66-81页 |
| 5.1 Textual organization functions of conceptual metaphors in discourse structure | 第67-71页 |
| 5.1.1 Making discourse structure coherent to strengthen the consensus of the public | 第67-68页 |
| 5.1.2 Making discourse structure cohesive to coordinate the knowledge structure of the public | 第68-69页 |
| 5.1.3 Making discourse structure compact to arouse the emotional resonanceof the public | 第69-71页 |
| 5.2 Highlighting functions of conceptual metaphors in discourse content | 第71-75页 |
| 5.2.1 Highlighting semantic expression to make the discourse content vivid | 第71-72页 |
| 5.2.2 Highlighting language force to make the discourse content powerful | 第72-73页 |
| 5.2.3 Highlighting meaning transmission to make the discourse contentattractive | 第73-75页 |
| 5.3 Presupposition functions of conceptual metaphors in discourse context | 第75-79页 |
| 5.3.1 Making the discourse context precise to achieve illocutionary force | 第75-76页 |
| 5.3.2 Making the discourse context conventional to reach cognitiveconsensus | 第76-78页 |
| 5.3.3 Making the discourse context rich to achieve semantic orientation | 第78-79页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter 6 Ideology Functions of Conceptual Metaphors in Xi’s Speeches | 第81-95页 |
| 6.1 Motivating functions of conceptual metaphors in the public emotion | 第81-86页 |
| 6.1.1 Motivating the Chinese patriotism categorization | 第82-83页 |
| 6.1.2 Motivating the public cognitive schema | 第83-84页 |
| 6.1.3 Motivating the congruent knowledge structure | 第84-86页 |
| 6.2 Bridging functions of conceptual metaphors in the public relation | 第86-89页 |
| 6.2.1 Closing the distance between government and the public based oncommon experience | 第86-87页 |
| 6.2.2 Closing the distance among all countries based on similar ideology | 第87-89页 |
| 6.3 Analogizing functions of conceptual metaphors in the policy comprehension | 第89-93页 |
| 6.3.1 Making the mapping successful to build common ideology | 第89-90页 |
| 6.3.2 Extending the target domain to understand policies in ordinarylanguages | 第90-92页 |
| 6.3.3 Making the target semantics rich to establish the image of the leader | 第92-93页 |
| 6.4 Summary | 第93-95页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第95-100页 |
| 7.1 Major findings of the research | 第95-97页 |
| 7.2 Implications of the research | 第97-98页 |
| 7.3 Limitations of the research | 第98-100页 |
| Bibliography | 第100-106页 |
| Appendix | 第106-108页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间主要科研成果 | 第108-109页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第109页 |
