| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-25页 |
| ·Literature Review of Death Euphemisms | 第12-23页 |
| ·Researches of Euphemism Abroad | 第12-16页 |
| ·Researches of Euphemism in China | 第16-21页 |
| ·Studies on Death Euphemism | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| ·Methodology and Purpose of the Study | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Background | 第25-39页 |
| ·The Conceptual Nature of Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Experiential Basis of Metaphor | 第26-28页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第28-31页 |
| ·Interaction Theory | 第29页 |
| ·Theory of Conceptual Domains Projection | 第29-31页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第31-36页 |
| ·The Relationship Between CM and Metaphorical Expressions | 第32-34页 |
| ·Features of CM | 第34-36页 |
| ·Metaphor and Culture | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 3 A Comparative Analysis of "Death" Metaphors in Chinese and English Death Euphemisms | 第39-74页 |
| ·Death Euphemism and Death Metaphor | 第39页 |
| ·"Death" Euphemisms in Chinese | 第39-48页 |
| ·Death of Religious People | 第39-41页 |
| ·Death of the Monarch and His Subjects | 第41-43页 |
| ·Death of Loyal People | 第43-44页 |
| ·Death of Parents | 第44-45页 |
| ·Death of Youth, Beauty, and Senior People | 第45-46页 |
| ·Death of the Common | 第46-48页 |
| ·Others | 第48页 |
| ·"Death" Euphemisms in English | 第48-55页 |
| ·Religious Death Euphemism | 第49页 |
| ·Military Death Euphemism | 第49-50页 |
| ·Hospital Death Euphemism | 第50-51页 |
| ·Maritime Death Euphemism | 第51-52页 |
| ·Theatre and Cinema Death Euphemism | 第52-53页 |
| ·Gambling and Sporting Euphemism | 第53-54页 |
| ·Others | 第54-55页 |
| ·General Conceptual Metaphors for "Death" in Both Languages | 第55-66页 |
| ·Different "Death" Metaphors in Each Language | 第66-74页 |
| ·Specific CM for "Death" in Chinese | 第66-70页 |
| ·Specific CM for "Death" in English | 第70-74页 |
| Chapter 4 Account for Similarities and Differences of "Death" Metaphors in the Two Languages | 第74-93页 |
| ·Cultural Universality | 第74-80页 |
| ·Metaphors in Physiological Domains | 第75-76页 |
| ·Personification | 第76页 |
| ·Metaphors in Time and Spatial Domains (Container Schema, Path Schema, Passage of Time, Up-down Schema, Link Schema) | 第76-80页 |
| ·Cultural Relativity | 第80-92页 |
| ·Differential Experience | 第81-89页 |
| ·Differential Cognitive Preferences and Styles | 第89-92页 |
| ·Summary | 第92-93页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第93-96页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第93-94页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第94-96页 |
| Reference List | 第96-98页 |
