| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Methodology and Data Collection | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-30页 |
| 2.1 Studies on English Sentences with Inanimate Subjects | 第14-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of English Sentences with Inanimate Subjects | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Types of ESWIS | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.3 Previous Studies on ESWIS under Specific Dimensions | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Metaphor and Metonymy | 第23-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies of Metaphor and Metonymy abroad | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies of Metaphor and Metonymy at Home | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第30-42页 |
| 3.1 Animacy | 第30-35页 |
| 3.2 Related Cognitive Linguistics Theories | 第35-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Mapping- The Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Idealized Cognitive Model-Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metonymy | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2.3 Cognitive Prominence | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 The Study of Metaphorical ESWIS from the Perspective of Animacy and Cognitive Linguistics | 第42-64页 |
| 4.1 Animacy and Metaphorical ESWIS | 第42-47页 |
| 4.1.1 The Manifestation of Animacy in Metaphorical ESIWS | 第42-45页 |
| 4.1.2 Lifting of Animacy Hierarchy Degree in Metaphorical ESWIS | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2 Mechanism of Metaphorical ESWIS under Conceptual Metaphor and Conceptual Metonymy | 第47-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Mechanism of Metaphorical ESWIS in the View of Conceptual Metaphor | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Mechanism of ESWIS in the View of Conceptual Metonymy | 第51-55页 |
| 4.3 The Study of Rhetoric Devices of Metaphorical ESWIS under Conceptual Metaphor and Metonymy | 第55-60页 |
| 4.3.1 The Study of Personification in Metaphorical ESWIS under Conceptual Metaphor | 第56-58页 |
| 4.3.2 The Study of Metonymy and Synecdoche in ESWIS under Conceptual Metonymy | 第58-60页 |
| 4.4 Cognitive Forces of Conceptual Metaphor and Metonymy in Metaphorical ESWIS | 第60-64页 |
| 4.4.1 Providing the Basis for Concepts in ESWIS | 第61-63页 |
| 4.4.2 Saving Time and Energy in Perception | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第64-66页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions | 第66-68页 |
| Works Cited | 第68-72页 |
| 发表论文和参加科研情况 | 第72页 |
