| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Index to Tables | 第8-9页 |
| Index to Figures | 第9-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-14页 |
| Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor and Metaphoric Competence | 第18-22页 |
| ·An Overview of Studies on Children’s Metaphoric Competence | 第22-33页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Children’s Metaphoric Competence Aboard | 第22-29页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Children’s Metaphoric Competence in China | 第29-33页 |
| ·Limitation of Previous Researches | 第33页 |
| ·Types of Metaphoric Use in the Present Study | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 2 A Longitudinal Case Study of Mandarin-Speaking Children’s Development of Metaphoric Competence | 第36-58页 |
| ·Subjects and Method | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data Collection and Sort-up | 第37-38页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第38-47页 |
| ·Results | 第38-43页 |
| ·Initial Appearing of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第38-39页 |
| ·Sequence of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第39-40页 |
| ·Types and Tokens of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第40-41页 |
| ·Developing Tendency of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第41-43页 |
| ·Discussion | 第43-47页 |
| ·An Analysis of Metaphoric Features of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第47-58页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Simile” | 第47-50页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Metaphor” | 第50-52页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Metonymy” | 第52-54页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Personification” | 第54-56页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Hyperbole” | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 3 A Case Study of English-speaking Children’s Development of Metaphoric Competence | 第58-73页 |
| ·Subjects, Method and Data Sort-up | 第58-59页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第59-67页 |
| ·Results | 第59-64页 |
| ·Initial Appearing of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第59-60页 |
| ·Sequence of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第60-61页 |
| ·Types and Tokens of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第61-62页 |
| ·Developing Tendency of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第62-64页 |
| ·Discussion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Analysis of Metaphoric Features of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第67-73页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Simile” | 第67-68页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Metaphor” | 第68-69页 |
| ·Metaphor Features of Subjects’“Metonymy” | 第69-70页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Personification” | 第70-71页 |
| ·Metaphoric Features of “Hyperbole” | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of Children’s Development of Metaphoric Competence | 第73-84页 |
| ·A Comparison of Initial Appearing of the Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第73-74页 |
| ·A Comparison of Highest Frequency and Ratio of Highest Frequency of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第74-75页 |
| ·A Comparison of Developing Tendency of Subjects’ Figures of Speech | 第75-76页 |
| ·Factors Affecting Children’s Development of Metaphoric Competence | 第76-84页 |
| ·Data Diversity | 第77页 |
| ·Lexical Acquisition | 第77-78页 |
| ·Classification Skill | 第78-79页 |
| ·Language Complexity | 第79-81页 |
| ·Input Difference and Input Frequency | 第81页 |
| ·Cognitive Development | 第81-84页 |
| Conclusion | 第84-87页 |
| Bibilography | 第87-91页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第91-92页 |
| Appendix A (攻读学位期间发表论文目录) | 第92-93页 |
| Appendix B Examples of Figures of Speech from MHR, ZHZ, ADA and SAR | 第93-104页 |
| Appendix C Tables | 第104-110页 |
| Appendix D Sample of Transcription | 第110-114页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第114-125页 |
