| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Rationale for the Study of Multimodal Metaphor | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Data Collection and Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Focuses and Objectives | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Significance and Originality | 第14-15页 |
| 1.5 Layout of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of Multimodal Metaphor | 第17-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Cognitive Studies of Multimodal Metaphor | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Systematic-Functional Studies of Multimodal Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of The Economist | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Gaps of Previous Studies | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-34页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Multimodal Metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Conceptual Integration Model of Multimodal Metaphor | 第27-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Introduction | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Four Types of Meaning Construction Network | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.3 A Case Study | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Representing Modality and Meaning Construction of MultimodalMetaphor | 第34-67页 |
| 4.1 An Analysis of Representing Types on Magazine Covers | 第34-43页 |
| 4.1.1 Image (source) – Text (target) Alignment | 第34-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Text (source)-Image (target) Alignment | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Image and Text (source)-Implicit (target) Alignment | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.4 Image (source) - Image and Text (target) Alignment | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.5 Image (source) - Image (target) Alignment | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.6 Image and Text (source) - Image and Text (target) Alignment | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.7 Summary | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2 An Analysis of Meaning Construction of Multimodal Metaphor in Networks | 第43-67页 |
| 4.2.1 Multimodal Metaphor in the Simple Network | 第43-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Multimodal Metaphor in the Mirror Network | 第48-53页 |
| 4.2.3 Multimodal Metaphor in the Single-scope Network | 第53-59页 |
| 4.2.4 Multimodal Metaphor in the Double-scope Network | 第59-65页 |
| 4.2.5 Summary | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| References | 第70-76页 |
| Appendix | 第76-82页 |
