| 内容摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Netspeak and metaphor | 第9页 |
| ·A brief introduction of metaphor theories | 第9-10页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review of Netspeak | 第12-18页 |
| ·The definition of Netspeak | 第12页 |
| ·Major ways of Netspeak’s word-formation | 第12-15页 |
| ·Conventional ways of word-formation | 第12-14页 |
| ·New ways of word-formation | 第14-15页 |
| ·Metaphor as a major way of Netspeak word-formation | 第15页 |
| ·Netspeak study home and abroad | 第15-16页 |
| ·Limitations of the present studies | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter III Data Collection | 第18-20页 |
| ·The collection of Netlingoes | 第18页 |
| ·The collection of metaphor used in chatrooms and BBS | 第18-19页 |
| ·The arrangement of the data collected | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter IV Comparative Study of Metaphor in Netspeak | 第20-42页 |
| ·Common features of metaphor in Netspeak | 第20-34页 |
| ·Different kinds of metaphor in Netspeak | 第20-22页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor in Netspeak | 第22-25页 |
| ·Function of metaphor in Netspeak | 第25-30页 |
| ·Linguistic function of metaphor in Netspeak | 第25-27页 |
| ·Cognitive function of metaphor in Netspeak | 第27-30页 |
| ·Corresponding with each other | 第30-31页 |
| ·Context and understanding of metaphor in Nespeak | 第31-33页 |
| ·Judgment of metaphor in Netspeak | 第31-32页 |
| ·Understanding of metaphor in Netspeak | 第32-33页 |
| ·Mutual influences between Netspeak and daily used language | 第33-34页 |
| ·Reasons of common features in Chinese and English Netspeak | 第34-36页 |
| ·A great number of loanwords | 第34页 |
| ·Similar experiences as common grounds of metaphors in Netspeak | 第34-36页 |
| ·Metaphor’s function as a cognitive tool | 第36页 |
| ·Differences of Metaphor in Netspeak | 第36-40页 |
| ·Selection of the source domain | 第37-38页 |
| ·Metaphorical ways of word-formation in Netspeak | 第38-40页 |
| ·Reasons of the different features of metaphor | 第40-42页 |
| ·Cultural differences | 第40-41页 |
| ·Different life experiences | 第41页 |
| ·Different linguistic features | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter V Findings and Conclusions | 第42-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-45页 |
| 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文目录 | 第45-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46页 |
