| Synopsis | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 1 The study of metaphor: a literature review | 第14-28页 |
| ·The contemporary study of metaphor | 第14-24页 |
| ·The study of metaphor in economic discourse | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter 2 The theoretical framework of the current study | 第28-38页 |
| ·The cognitive assumptions | 第28-34页 |
| ·The cultural foundation of conceptual metaphor | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter 3 The Event Structure Metaphor in Chinese and English economic media discourses | 第38-83页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis | 第38-46页 |
| ·Conceptual comparison of economic metaphoric expressions between Chinese and English | 第46-71页 |
| ·Formal comparison of economic metaphoric expressions between Chinese and English | 第71-83页 |
| Conclusion | 第83-87页 |
| Appendices | 第87-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-95页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第95页 |
