| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Figures and Tables | 第8-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Theories of Metaphor | 第19-39页 |
| ·Metaphor studies abroad | 第19-33页 |
| ·Substitution theory | 第19-22页 |
| ·Comparison theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Interaction theory | 第24-26页 |
| ·Richards’view | 第24-25页 |
| ·Black’s view | 第25-26页 |
| ·Metaphor in cognitive theory –conceptual metaphor | 第26-33页 |
| ·Historical development of conceptual metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Experientialism and image schemas as basis | 第29-31页 |
| ·The theory of conceptual metaphor | 第31-33页 |
| ·Biyu studies in China | 第33-39页 |
| ·Biyu studies by philosophers in the Pre-Qin Era | 第34-35页 |
| ·Biyu studies by Liu Xie in his Wenxin Diaolong | 第35-36页 |
| ·Biyu studies by Chen Kui in his Wen Ze | 第36页 |
| ·Biyu studies by modern scholars | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 3 Metaphorical Meanings of Heart in Both Languages | 第39-56页 |
| ·Literal meaning versus metaphorical meaning | 第39-40页 |
| ·Identifying metaphorical meanings of heart | 第40-47页 |
| ·The meanings of the words in simple form | 第42-45页 |
| ·The meanings of the words in combination | 第45-47页 |
| ·Trend of metaphoricalization of heart in both languages | 第47-56页 |
| ·Trend of metaphoricalization of heart and xin | 第47-49页 |
| ·A possible account for the metaphorical meanings of heart and xin | 第49-56页 |
| ·The radial network of heart | 第50-52页 |
| ·The radial network of xin | 第52-56页 |
| Chapter 4 Heart Metaphors in Both Languages | 第56-92页 |
| ·Heart as target domain | 第56-68页 |
| ·HEART IS ORGANISM | 第56-58页 |
| ·HEART IS THE LOCATION OF ABSTRACT ENTITIES | 第58-59页 |
| ·HEART IS A GAME | 第59-60页 |
| ·HEART IS AN ENTITY | 第60-68页 |
| ·HEART IS BELONGING | 第60-62页 |
| ·HEART IS A WEIGHABLE OBJECT | 第62-63页 |
| ·HEART IS AN OBJECT WITH RIGIDITY | 第63页 |
| ·HEART IS A FRAIL OBJECT | 第63-65页 |
| ·HEART IS A MOVABLE OBJECT | 第65-66页 |
| ·HEART IS AN OBJECT WITH WARMTH | 第66-68页 |
| ·Heart as source domain | 第68-72页 |
| ·THE MIDDLE OF AN OBJECT IS HEART | 第68-69页 |
| ·THE CENTER OF AN AREA IS HEART | 第69-70页 |
| ·THE CORE OF ORGANIZATIONS IS HEART | 第70页 |
| ·THE FOCUS/KEY/CORE OF MATTERS IS HEART | 第70-71页 |
| ·THE GIST OF IDEAS IS HEART | 第71-72页 |
| ·Image schemas concerning heart and xin | 第72-79页 |
| ·CENTER-PERIPHERY schema | 第72-73页 |
| ·PATH schema | 第73-75页 |
| ·The CONTAINER schema | 第75-79页 |
| ·HEART IS A CONTAINER WITH SIZE | 第75-76页 |
| ·HEART IS A CONTAINER WITH DEPTH | 第76页 |
| ·HEART IS A CONTAINER WITH A COVER | 第76-77页 |
| ·HEART IS A CONTAINER FOR CONCRETE ENTITIES | 第77-79页 |
| ·HEART IS A CONTAINER FOR ABSTRACT ENTITIES | 第79页 |
| ·An examination of heart metaphors in both languages | 第79-92页 |
| ·The similarities | 第79-82页 |
| ·The differences | 第82-86页 |
| ·THE MIDDLE OF ANY TIME IS HEART | 第83页 |
| ·HEART IS A LAND | 第83-84页 |
| ·HEART IS WATER | 第84-85页 |
| ·The LINK schema | 第85-86页 |
| ·A possible account for heart metaphors in both languages | 第86-92页 |
| ·Cognitive-experiential perspective | 第86-88页 |
| ·Cross-cultural perspective | 第88-92页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第92-97页 |
| Bibliography | 第97-104页 |
