| 中文摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Rationale of This Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aim and Significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Aim of the study | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of The Thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-20页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Metaphor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Traditional views of metaphor in the west | 第15-16页 |
| ·Traditional views of metaphor in China | 第16-17页 |
| ·Linguistic Features of Chinese Song Lyrics | 第17-19页 |
| ·Cognitive Researches on Metaphors in Chinese Song Lyrics | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第20-30页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Definition of metaphor | 第20页 |
| ·Classification of metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Image schemas | 第23-24页 |
| ·Mapping between two domains | 第24-25页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第25-28页 |
| ·Mental space | 第25-27页 |
| ·Conceptual blending | 第27-28页 |
| ·CMT and CBT:Two Complementary Approaches to Metaphor | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive Analysis of Metaphors in Chinese Song Lyrics | 第30-38页 |
| ·Application of CMT in Analyzing Metaphors in Chinese Song Lyrics | 第30-35页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor in Chinese song lyrics | 第30-33页 |
| ·Image metaphor in Chinese song lyrics | 第33-35页 |
| ·Application of CBT in Analyzing Metaphors in Chinese Song Lyrics | 第35-38页 |
| ·CBT as a complement to CMT in interpreting metaphors | 第35页 |
| ·Metaphors through blended concepts in Chinese song lyrics | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Five Functions of Metaphors in Chinese Song Lyrics | 第38-43页 |
| ·Metaphor as A Cognitive Device for Song Construction | 第38-40页 |
| ·Metaphorical Thinking as A Way to Decode Song Lyrics | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第48-49页 |
| Publications | 第49页 |
