| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Background Information | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Framework of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of HUMAN BODY Metaphors | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on HAND Metaphors | 第18页 |
| 2.3 Comment on Current Studies | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第20-29页 |
| 3.1 Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Metaphor | 第20页 |
| 3.1.2 Conceptual Nature of Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| 3.1.3 Conceptual Metaphor | 第21页 |
| 3.2 Universality of Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| 3.3 Classification of Metaphor | 第22-25页 |
| 3.3.1 Classification Based on Source Domains | 第23-24页 |
| 3.3.2 Classification Based on Conventional Degrees | 第24-25页 |
| 3.4 Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| 3.5 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphors | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Four HAND Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第29-39页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第29-30页 |
| 4.2 Hand as an Entity | 第30-33页 |
| 4.2.1 Hand as Liquid and Gas | 第30页 |
| 4.2.2 Hand as Solid | 第30-33页 |
| 4.3 Hand as Orientations | 第33-34页 |
| 4.3.1 Up-down Orientation | 第33页 |
| 4.3.2 Right-left Orientation | 第33-34页 |
| 4.3.3 Front-back and Center-peripheral Orientations | 第34页 |
| 4.4 Hand as a Container | 第34页 |
| 4.4.1 Hand as Content | 第34页 |
| 4.4.2 Hand in and out of a Container | 第34页 |
| 4.5 Comparison of HAND Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第34-37页 |
| 4.5.1 Comparison of HAND Metaphors with Regard to Entity | 第35-36页 |
| 4.5.2 Comparison of HAND Metaphors With Regard to Orientation..254.5.3 Comparison of HAND Metaphors With Regard to Container | 第36-37页 |
| 4.6 Summary of the HAND Metaphors in Chinese and English | 第37-39页 |
| 4.6.1 Similar Bodily Experiences | 第37-38页 |
| 4.6.2 Cultural Differences | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Five Causes of Similarities and Differences Between English andChinese HAND Metaphors | 第39-44页 |
| 5.1 Causes of the Similarities between English and Chinese HANDMetaphors | 第39-41页 |
| 5.2 Causes of the Differences between English and Chinese HANDMetaphors | 第41-44页 |
| 5.2.1 Difference in Language and Culture | 第41-42页 |
| 5.2.2 Difference in Cognitive Perspective and Value System | 第42-43页 |
| 5.2.3 Difference in Natural and Geographic Environment | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第44-47页 |
| 6.1 Main Findings | 第44页 |
| 6.2 Implication of This Study | 第44-45页 |
| 6.3 Limitation of This Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第45-47页 |
| 6.3.1 Limitation of This Study | 第45页 |
| 6.3.2 Suggestions for Future Research | 第45-47页 |
| References | 第47-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50-51页 |
| Published | 第51页 |
