| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·On the Metaphorical Use of Animal Terms | 第8-10页 |
| ·Metaphor as the Mechanism for Meaning Construction | 第10-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Analysis of Metaphorical Meanings in Animal Terms | 第13-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis for Analysis of Metaphorical Meanings | 第13-16页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Relevance in a Context | 第14-16页 |
| ·Suggested Relevance Blending Model | 第16-23页 |
| ·Essential Parts in the Model | 第16-19页 |
| ·Construction of Metaphorical Meanings by the Model | 第19-23页 |
| ·Overt Construction in Blending Space | 第20-21页 |
| ·Covert Construction in Blending Space | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Overt Construction of Metaphorical Meanings in Animal Terms | 第23-44页 |
| ·Prerequisite of Overt Construction | 第23-25页 |
| ·Overt Construction of Nominal Metaphorical Meanings | 第25-37页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting Human beings | 第25-31页 |
| ·External Appearance of Human Beings | 第26-28页 |
| ·Internal Qualities of Human Beings | 第28-31页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting Non-human Conceptions | 第31-37页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting Concrete Matters | 第31-34页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting Animals of Other Kinds | 第34-35页 |
| ·Extended Animal Terms Denoting Conceptions | 第35-37页 |
| ·Overt Construction of Non-nominal Metaphorical Meanings | 第37-44页 |
| ·Overt Construction of Verbal Metaphorical Meanings | 第38-40页 |
| ·Overt Construction of Adjectival Metaphorical Meanings | 第40-42页 |
| ·Overt Construction of Adverbial Metaphorical Meanings | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter4 Covert Construction of Metaphorical Meanings in Animal Terms | 第44-58页 |
| ·Prerequisite of Covert Construction | 第44-45页 |
| ·Covert Construction of Nominal Metaphorical Meanings | 第45-54页 |
| ·Covert Construction in a Specified Field | 第46-48页 |
| ·Covert Construction of Situational Metaphorical Meanings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Covert Construction of Cultural Metaphorical Meanings | 第49-54页 |
| ·Covert Construction of Non-nominal Metaphorical Meanings | 第54-58页 |
| ·Covert Construction of Verbal Metaphorical Meanings | 第54-55页 |
| ·Covert Construction of Adjectival Metaphorical Meanings | 第55-56页 |
| ·Covert Construction of Adverbial Metaphorical Meanings | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter5 Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
