| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| ·Reasons for Choosing This Topic | 第11-14页 |
| ·The General Framework of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two GRAMMATICAL METAPHOR THEORY | 第15-35页 |
| ·A Concise Historical Review of Metaphor Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Halliday’s Grammatical Metaphor Theory at the First Stage | 第16-22页 |
| ·Lexical metaphor and grammatical metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Elucidation of the term “congruent” | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classification of grammatical metaphor | 第19-22页 |
| ·Developments of Grammatical Metaphor Theory at the Second Stage | 第22-28页 |
| ·The evolutionary theory of language and meaning | 第22-25页 |
| ·Reclassification of grammatical metaphor | 第25-28页 |
| ·Discursive Functions of Grammatical Metaphor | 第28-30页 |
| ·Interpreting the functions proposed by Yan Shiqing | 第28-30页 |
| ·All-encompassing Versus Trivial | 第30页 |
| ·Dynamicness of Metaphor | 第30-32页 |
| ·Nature and Mechanisms of Metaphor as Summary | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three HALLIDAYAN VIEWS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE | 第35-48页 |
| ·A Concise Review of Pre-Hallidayan Philosophy of Language | 第35-41页 |
| ·Theories of meaning | 第35-37页 |
| ·Theories of reference | 第37-39页 |
| ·Theories of truth | 第39-41页 |
| ·A Review of the Study of Hallidayan Views on the Philosophy of Language | 第41-42页 |
| ·Hallidayan Views on the Philosophy of Language | 第42-46页 |
| ·Language, mind (human) and reality | 第42-44页 |
| ·Meaning and reference | 第44-46页 |
| ·Language and truth | 第46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four CONTRIBUTIONS OF GRAMMATICAL METAPHOR THEORY TO HALLIDAYAN VIEWS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE | 第48-61页 |
| ·Roles of GM in the Formation and Evolution of Human Languages | 第48-50页 |
| ·Roles of GM in the formation of human languages | 第48-49页 |
| ·Roles of GM in the evolution of human languages | 第49-50页 |
| ·Roles of GM in Reality Construal and Experience Deconstruction | 第50-55页 |
| ·Textual Functions of Grammatical Metaphor | 第55-59页 |
| ·Text as an important approach | 第55-56页 |
| ·Referential function of grammatical metaphor | 第56-59页 |
| ·Constructivity and Relativity of Meaning | 第59页 |
| ·Cognitive Implications of Grammatical Metaphor | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH | 第61-64页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第61-62页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-67页 |
