| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第14-31页 |
| ·Studies on Metaphor | 第14-17页 |
| ·Nature of Metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| ·A Brief History of Studies on Metaphor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第17-22页 |
| ·Introduction of CMT | 第17-18页 |
| ·Mapping | 第18-21页 |
| ·Two-domain mapping in CMT | 第18-19页 |
| ·Iconicity | 第19-20页 |
| ·Partial Mapping in Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Invariance Principle | 第21页 |
| ·Systematicity of CMT | 第21-22页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration Theory | 第22-28页 |
| ·Basic Elements in CIT | 第22-24页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration and Mental Space | 第24-26页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration | 第24-25页 |
| ·Mental Space | 第25-26页 |
| ·Blending in CIT | 第26-28页 |
| ·Process of Blending | 第26-27页 |
| ·Multi-space Mapping | 第27-28页 |
| ·Relationship between CMT and CIT | 第28-29页 |
| ·Shortcomings of CMT | 第28页 |
| ·Improvement of CIT on CMT | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three The Cognitive Model of Metaphors in Robert Frost's Poems | 第31-39页 |
| ·The Nature-Society Model in Robert Frost's Poems | 第31-37页 |
| ·The Plants-People System | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Animals-People System | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Weather System | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Sleep-Death System | 第35-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Application of Metaphors in Robert Frost's Poems within the Nature-Society Model | 第39-67页 |
| ·A CMT-Based Analysis of Metaphors | 第39-54页 |
| ·Metaphorical System of “Natural Environment" | 第39-44页 |
| ·Metaphors of “the Ocean-water”, “the Clouds”and “the Cliff | 第39-41页 |
| ·Metaphors of “the Bird”and “the Wood Pile” | 第41-44页 |
| ·Metaphorical System of “Love” | 第44-46页 |
| ·Metaphors of “the Wind”and “the Window Flower” | 第44-46页 |
| ·Metaphorical System of “Dreams” | 第46-52页 |
| ·Metaphors of “the Plants and Vegetables” and “A Girl’s Garden” | 第46-49页 |
| ·Metaphors of “the Apple Harvest”and “Human Sleep” | 第49-52页 |
| ·Metaphorical System of “Friendship” | 第52-54页 |
| ·Metaphors of “Leaves” and “Flowers” | 第52-54页 |
| ·A CIT-Based Analysis of Metaphorical Networks | 第54-62页 |
| ·Metaphorical System of “Life” | 第54-57页 |
| ·Metaphorical Network of “Journey”,“Life” and Death | 第54-57页 |
| ·Metaphorical System of “Despair and Hopelessness” | 第57-62页 |
| ·Metaphorical Network of “the Spider” and Human Fate | 第57-59页 |
| ·Metaphorical Network of “Snow”, “Animals” and “the Desert Place” | 第59-62页 |
| ·Characteristics of Metaphors in Robert Frost's Poems | 第62-65页 |
| ·Fixed Sequence of Metaphorical Words | 第62-63页 |
| ·Metaphorical Predicates | 第63-64页 |
| ·Metaphor Represented by the Whole | 第64-65页 |
| ·Object Metaphors | 第64-65页 |
| ·Image Metaphor | 第65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| ·Main Findings and Implications of the Study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第68-70页 |
| Reference | 第70-72页 |
| Publications | 第72页 |
