| Acknowledgements | 第1-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Abstract | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Study Rationale and Objectives | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第15-16页 |
| ·Framework of This Paper | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| ·Studies of Metaphor in Western Countries | 第18-25页 |
| ·Ancient Greek and Rome Period | 第19-20页 |
| ·From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance | 第20页 |
| ·From Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries | 第20-21页 |
| ·The First Half of the Twentieth Century | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Second Half of the Twentieth Century | 第22-25页 |
| ·Studies of Metaphor in China | 第25-28页 |
| ·Studies in Ancient Times | 第25-26页 |
| ·Studies in Modern Times | 第26-28页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Woman Metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第29-42页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第29-33页 |
| ·Nature of Metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| ·Philosophical Basis | 第30-31页 |
| ·Basic Structure of Conceptual Metaphor | 第31-33页 |
| ·Features of Conceptual Metaphor | 第33-35页 |
| ·Universality | 第33页 |
| ·Systematicity | 第33-34页 |
| ·Cultural Specificity | 第34-35页 |
| ·Working Mechanism: Mapping | 第35-38页 |
| ·Notion of Mapping | 第36-37页 |
| ·Features of Mapping | 第37-38页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第38-42页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第38-39页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphors | 第39页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Comparative Analysis on the Conceptual Metaphor of Woman in Gilded Aristocratic Family and Gone with the Wind | 第42-82页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Gilded Aristocratic Family and Gone with the Wind | 第42-45页 |
| ·Gilded Aristocratic Family | 第42-43页 |
| ·Gone with the Wind | 第43-45页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Woman Conceptual Metaphor | 第45-70页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE ANIMALS | 第45-56页 |
| ·Animals Denoting Physical Appearance of Human Beings | 第46-48页 |
| ·Animals Denoting Human Actions | 第48-49页 |
| ·Animals Denoting Characters of Human Beings | 第49-56页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE FLOWERS | 第56-61页 |
| ·Flowers Denoting Physical Appearance of Human Beings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Flowers Denoting Human Age | 第58-59页 |
| ·Flowers Denoting Characters of Human Beings | 第59-61页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE PRISONERS | 第61-62页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE DEMONS | 第62-63页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE OBJECTS | 第63-69页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE BUILDINGS | 第63-64页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE FOOD | 第64-66页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE WORTHLESS ITEMS | 第66页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE VALUABLE ITEMS | 第66-68页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE COMMODITIES | 第68-69页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE GODDESSES | 第69-70页 |
| ·WOMEN ARE HUNTERS | 第70页 |
| ·Similarities in Woman Conceptual Metaphor Shared by the Two Novels | 第70-75页 |
| ·Features of the Woman Metaphor shared by the Two Novels | 第71-73页 |
| ·Reasons for the Similarities in Woman Metaphor between the Two Novels | 第73-75页 |
| ·Differences in Woman Metaphor between the Two Novels | 第75-82页 |
| ·Literary Works | 第76-77页 |
| ·Living Environment and Custom | 第77-79页 |
| ·Religious Beliefs | 第79-80页 |
| ·Ethnic Psychology | 第80-82页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第82-84页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第83-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-87页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第87页 |
