| 致谢 | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the present research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and significance of the present research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Methodology of the present research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1 Definition of identity | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies of self identity | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Overseas studies of self identity | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic studies of self identity | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies of self identity in autobiographies | 第22页 |
| 2.4 Previous studies of female athletes’ identities | 第22-23页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第25-34页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical background of critical metaphor study | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2 An introduction to Charteris-Black’s Critical Metaphor Analysis | 第27-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Metaphor, ideology and thought | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Critical procedures of analyzing metaphors | 第30-33页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four The Critical Metaphor Analysis of Self Identity Construction in LiNa’s Autobiography | 第34-69页 |
| 4.1 Identification of the metaphors in the autobiography | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 Interpretation and explanation of the metaphors in the autobiography | 第35-66页 |
| 4.2.1 The identity construction of the PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTmetaphor | 第36-44页 |
| 4.2.2 The identity construction of the JOURNEY metaphor | 第44-51页 |
| 4.2.3 The identity construction of the WAR metaphor | 第51-59页 |
| 4.2.4 The identity construction of the LIVING ORGANISM metaphor | 第59-66页 |
| 4.3 Discussion on ideological, cultural and historical factors affecting her identityconstruction | 第66-67页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the present study | 第69-70页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the present study | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further studies | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-78页 |
