| 摘要 | 第2-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第6-9页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第6页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance and Objectives | 第6-7页 |
| 1.3 The Layout of the Thesis | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第9-17页 |
| 2.1 Different Approaches to Metaphor | 第9-11页 |
| 2.1.1 The Metaphoric Theory of Aristotle | 第9页 |
| 2.1.2 The Interaction Theory of Richards and Black | 第9-11页 |
| 2.1.3 The Conduit Metaphor Theory of Michael Reddy | 第11页 |
| 2.2 Studies on the Conceptual Metaphor Theory at Home and Abroad | 第11-12页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Orientational Metaphors at Home and Abroad | 第12-17页 |
| Chapter Three The Theoretical Framework of this Thesis | 第17-24页 |
| 3.1 The Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第17-19页 |
| 3.2 Other Cognitive Issues Related to the Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第19-22页 |
| 3.2.1 Image Schema | 第19-21页 |
| 3.2.2 Metaphorical Mapping | 第21-22页 |
| 3.3 The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Four A Contrastive Study of the Orientational Metaphors of UP/SHANG andDOWN /XIA | 第24-61页 |
| 4.1 A Contrastive Analysis of the Spatial Meanings of UP/SHANG andDOWN/XIA | 第24-34页 |
| 4.1.1 The Contrastive Analysis of the Spatial Meanings of UP and SHANG19 | 第24-29页 |
| 4.1.2 The Contrastive Analysis of the Spatial Meanings of DOWN and XIA244.1.3 Summary | 第29-34页 |
| 4.2 A Contrastive Analysis of the Metaphorical Extensions of UP/SHANG andDOWN/XIA | 第34-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Domain of TIME | 第34-39页 |
| 4.2.2 Domain of STATE | 第39-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Domain of QUANTITY | 第47-50页 |
| 4.2.4 Domain of SOCIAL STATUS | 第50-52页 |
| 4.2.5 Domain of SCOPE | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.6 Domain of HORIZONTAL LOCATIONS | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2.7 Domain of EXTENT | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.8 Summary | 第56-58页 |
| 4.3 Reasons for the Similarities and Differences | 第58-61页 |
| 4.3.1 Reasons for the Similarities | 第58-59页 |
| 4.3.2 Reasons for the Differences | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Implications and Limitations of this Study | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-69页 |
| 在读期间发表论文清单 | 第69-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
