| ABSTRACT | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Motivation of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance | 第13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| ·Review of Studies on TIME | 第15-19页 |
| ·Review of Studies on Meaning Construction | 第19-24页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第27-37页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Source and Target Domain | 第27页 |
| ·Cross-domain Mapping | 第27-28页 |
| ·Highlighting and Hiding | 第28页 |
| ·Cultural Coherence | 第28-29页 |
| ·Idealized Cognitive Model | 第29-30页 |
| ·Structuring Principles | 第29-30页 |
| ·Prototype Effects | 第30页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第30-35页 |
| ·Mental Space and Mapping | 第31-32页 |
| ·Integration network | 第32-33页 |
| ·Process of Conceptual Integration | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Meaning Construction of Time through Proverbs | 第37-55页 |
| ·Metaphorical Concept of Time through Proverbs | 第37-41页 |
| ·Metaphorical Concept of Time in English Proverbs | 第37-39页 |
| ·Metaphorical Concept of Time through Proverbs in Chinese | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| ·Idealized Cognitive Model and Meaning Construction of Time through Proverbs | 第41-43页 |
| ·ICM of MONEY | 第41-42页 |
| ·ICM of PERSON | 第42页 |
| ·ICM of MOVING OBJECT | 第42页 |
| ·ICM of ENTITY | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory and Meaning Construction of Time through Proverbs | 第43-50页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory and Meaning Construction of Time through Chinese Proverbs | 第44-49页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory and Meaning Construction of Time through English Proverbs | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50页 |
| ·Roots for the Similarities and Distinctions in Meaning Construction of Time in English and Chinese Proverbs | 第50-52页 |
| ·Roots for the Similarities | 第50-51页 |
| ·Roots for the Distinctions | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第55-59页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第59-65页 |
| APPENDIX | 第65-71页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第71-73页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第73页 |
