| Synopsis | 第1-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Metaphor and Science | 第9-16页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor | 第9-11页 |
| ·Main Functions of Metaphor | 第11-14页 |
| ·Descriptive | 第12页 |
| ·Illuminative | 第12-13页 |
| ·Illustrative | 第13-14页 |
| ·Metaphor and Science | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Different Approaches to Metaphor | 第16-42页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Comparison Theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Substitution Theory | 第17页 |
| ·Interaction Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Contemporary Theory of Metaphor | 第19-42页 |
| ·Contemporary Theory of Metaphor and Cognitive Linguistics | 第20-23页 |
| ·Philosophy of Experientialism in the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor | 第23-27页 |
| ·A New Distinction Between Literal and Figurative | 第27-28页 |
| ·A Metaphor—A Cross-domain Mapping | 第28-29页 |
| ·Abstract Concepts and Concrete Concepts of Metaphor | 第29-31页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor and Linguistic Metaphor in Metaphor Systems | 第31-33页 |
| ·Image Schema and Invariance Principle | 第33-37页 |
| ·Conventional Metaphors | 第37-39页 |
| ·Duality | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Three Features of Language in Scientific Communication and Propagation | 第42-46页 |
| ·Features of Language in Scientific Communication and Propagation | 第42-45页 |
| ·Lexical Features of Language in Scientific Communication and Propagation | 第43页 |
| ·Grammatical Features of Language in Scientific Communication and Propagation | 第43-44页 |
| ·Figurative Features of Language in Scientific Communication and Propagation | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Contrast Between Scientific and Literary Metaphor | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four Functions of Metaphor in Scientific Communication and Propagation | 第46-58页 |
| ·Functions Lexical Metaphor in Scientific Communication and Propagation | 第46-54页 |
| ·The Function of Naming | 第47页 |
| ·The Function of Definition | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Function of Explanation | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Function of Description | 第50-54页 |
| ·Functions of Grammatical Metaphor in Scientific Communication and Propagation | 第54-58页 |
| ·The Function of Keeping Conciseness | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Function of Keeping Objectivity | 第55-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
| Abstract | 第64-67页 |
| 摘要 | 第67-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第71页 |
