| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter OneIntroduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Objective of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| 2.1 The Traditional Studies of Metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 The Contemporary Studies of Metaphor | 第21-24页 |
| 2.3 The Domestic Studies of Metaphor | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-40页 |
| 3.1 Conceptual Metaphor System--Metaphors We Live by | 第28-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Characteristics of Conceptual Metaphor | 第30-33页 |
| 3.1.2 The Philosophical Basis: Experientialism | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Denominal Verbs--Metaphorical Marker of Cognitive Metaphor | 第35-40页 |
| 3.2.1 The Introduction of Denominal Verbs | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.2 The Cognitive Metaphorical View of Denominal Verbs | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第40-44页 |
| 4.1 Corpora Employed | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2 Research Tools | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3 Research Procedures | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis | 第44-62页 |
| 5.1 Comparison on the Differences Between Chinese EFL Learners' and Native Speakers' Use of Denominal Verbs | 第44-45页 |
| 5.2 Comparison on the Differences Between Chinese EFL Intermediate Learners'and Chinese EFL Advanced Learners' Use of Denominal Verbs | 第45-47页 |
| 5.3 Possible Reasons | 第47-62页 |
| 5.3.1 Insufficient Proficiency in Vocabulary | 第48-52页 |
| 5.3.2 Inadequate Access to Convey Attitudes | 第52-55页 |
| 5.3.3 Lack of Practice on Rhetorical Expressions | 第55-57页 |
| 5.3.4 Source-language Conceptual Transfer | 第57-62页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第62-70页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第62-64页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第64-67页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第67-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-78页 |
| Appendix | 第78-90页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第78-87页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第87-90页 |
