| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One A Literature Review: Traditional Theory of Metaphor and “the contemporary theory of metaphor” | 第12-36页 |
| ·Traditional Theory of Metaphor | 第12-18页 |
| ·Definitions of Metaphor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Traditional Views | 第14-18页 |
| ·Comparison View | 第14-15页 |
| ·Substitution View | 第15-16页 |
| ·Interaction View | 第16-18页 |
| ·“the contemporary theory of metaphor” | 第18-36页 |
| ·Study of Metaphor from a Cognitive Perspective | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| ·Metaphor and Our Conceptual System | 第23-27页 |
| ·Metaphor Is Fundamentally Conceptual | 第23-24页 |
| ·An Abstract Concept Is Understood in Terms of a Concrete Concept | 第24-26页 |
| ·Much of Our Conceptual System Is Metaphorical | 第26-27页 |
| ·Systematicity of Metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第29-36页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第31-33页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Two The Operational Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第36-53页 |
| ·Mapping | 第36-48页 |
| ·The Cross-domain Mapping | 第36-40页 |
| ·Features of Mapping | 第40-43页 |
| ·Unidirectional Mapping | 第40-42页 |
| ·Partial Mapping | 第42-43页 |
| ·Experiential Basis of Mapping | 第43-46页 |
| ·Internal Structure of Mapping | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Integrated Theory of Primary Metaphor | 第48-53页 |
| ·Johnson’s Theory of Conflation in the Course of Leaning | 第49页 |
| ·Grady’s Theory of Primary Metaphor | 第49-50页 |
| ·Narayanan’s Neural Theory of Metaphor | 第50页 |
| ·Fauconnier and Turner’s Theory of Conceptual Blending | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter 3 Implications of Conceptual Metaphor in English Language Learning and Concept Understanding | 第53-75页 |
| ·Benefit of Conceptual Metaphor in English Language Learning | 第54-67页 |
| ·Metaphorical Interpretation of Some English Prepositions | 第54-63页 |
| ·Understanding of Metaphorical Expressions | 第63-67页 |
| ·Making Unconscious Conceptual Metaphors Conscious | 第64-65页 |
| ·Building up Associations between Two Domains | 第65-67页 |
| ·Benefit of Conceptual Metaphor in Thorough Understanding of Abstract Concepts | 第67-75页 |
| Conclusion | 第75-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| 硕士期间科研成果 | 第82页 |
