| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| ·The Background to the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第9页 |
| ·Layouts of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| 2 A Literature Review of Metaphor Study | 第10-17页 |
| ·Definitiotis of Metaphor | 第10页 |
| ·Different Approaches to the Metaphor Study | 第10-16页 |
| ·Rhetorical Approaches | 第11页 |
| ·Semantic Approaches | 第11-13页 |
| ·Cognitive Approaches | 第13-14页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approaches | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies on Metaphor in China | 第16页 |
| ·Summary | 第16-17页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework for the Thesis | 第17-22页 |
| ·Main Viewpoints in Relevance Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Relevance | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognilive Environment | 第18页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第18-19页 |
| ·Metaphor on the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第19-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| 4 Cognitive Context and Metaphor Understanding | 第22-31页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第22-27页 |
| ·Definition of Cognitive Context | 第22-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of Cognitive Context | 第23-25页 |
| ·Components of Cognitive Context | 第25-27页 |
| ·Metaphor Understanding | 第27-30页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Metaphor Recognition | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| 5 Analysis of the Effect of Cognitive Context on Metaphor Understanding | 第31-44页 |
| ·Linguistic Knowledge and Metaphor Understanding | 第31-34页 |
| ·Lexical Knowledge | 第32-33页 |
| ·Discourse Knowledge | 第33-34页 |
| ·Cultural Knowledge and Metaphor Understanding | 第34-39页 |
| ·Age Features | 第35-36页 |
| ·Animal Images | 第36-38页 |
| ·Religious Influences | 第38-39页 |
| ·Situational Knowledge and Metaphor Understanding | 第39-41页 |
| ·Topic Constrains | 第40页 |
| ·Setting Constrains | 第40-41页 |
| ·Background Knowledge and Metaphor Understanding | 第41-42页 |
| ·Cognitive Ability and Metaphor Understanding | 第42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-44页 |
| 6 Implications of Cognitive Context on Metaphor Understanding for the Teachingof Reading Comprehension | 第44-48页 |
| ·Significance of Metaphor Understanding in the Teaching Process of ReadingComprehension | 第44页 |
| ·Strategies of Metaphor Understanding in the Teaching Process of ReadingComprehension | 第44-47页 |
| ·Improvement of Identifying Ability to Metaphors | 第45页 |
| ·Enhancement of Cultural Perception | 第45-47页 |
| ·Supplement of Meaning Changes in the Teaching of Reading Comprehension | 第47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Notes | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
| Papers Published During the M.A.Study | 第55-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
