| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Goals of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Research | 第13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| 2.1 Researches on Metaphors in General | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Some Representative Metaphor Theories | 第15-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Rhetorical Perspective | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Functional Grammar’s View | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.3 Richards and Black's Interaction Theory | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.4 Cognitive View of Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.5 Grice's CP and Metaphor | 第19页 |
| 2.2.6 Searle's Approach to Metaphor Research | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Researches on Metaphors for Women | 第20-24页 |
| 2.3.1 Gender Language Research | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3.2 Metaphors for Women | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 RT and its View on Metaphor | 第24-32页 |
| 3.1 General View of RT and its Current Research Situation | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 RT's View on the Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第26-28页 |
| 3.3 Ostensive-inferential Communication (0-i-c) | 第28-29页 |
| 3.4 Metaphor as a Loose Use of Language | 第29-30页 |
| 3.5 Metaphor as a Weak Implicature | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Collection | 第32-36页 |
| 4.1 Why Nominal Metaphors for Women as the Target Data | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第33-36页 |
| 4.2.1 English Data Collection | 第34页 |
| 4.2.2 Chinese Data Collection | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis of Metaphors for Women from RT and Differences and Similarities of these Vehicles | 第36-74页 |
| 5.1 Some Points Concerning the Analytical Parts | 第36-42页 |
| 5.1.1 The Motivations for RT's Explanation of Metaphor | 第36-37页 |
| 5.1.2 Key Notions Concerning Metaphor Understanding | 第37-38页 |
| 5.1.3 Three Steps Concerning Metaphor Understanding | 第38-42页 |
| 5.2 Analysis of Plant Vehicles from RT and Differences and Similarities | 第42-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Plant (especially Flower) Vehicles Frequently Used | 第42-44页 |
| 5.2.2 Plant (especially Flower) Vehicle and RT | 第44-49页 |
| 5.2.3 Differences and Similarities of this Kind of Metaphor | 第49-51页 |
| 5.3 Analysis of Animal Vehicles from RT and Differences and Similarities | 第51-61页 |
| 5.3.1 Animal Vehicles Frequently Used | 第52-55页 |
| 5.3.2 Animal Vehicles and RT | 第55-59页 |
| 5.3.3 Differences and Similarities of this Kind of Metaphor | 第59-61页 |
| 5.4 Analysis of Food Vehicles from RT and Differences and Similarities | 第61-67页 |
| 5.4.1 Food Vehicles Frequently Used | 第61-63页 |
| 5.4.2 Food Vehicles and RT | 第63-65页 |
| 5.4.3 Differences and Similarities of this Kind of Metaphor | 第65-67页 |
| 5.5 Analysis of Some Other Vehicles from RT | 第67-74页 |
| 5.5.1 Articles for Daily Use | 第67-69页 |
| 5.5.2 Natural landscape | 第69-70页 |
| 5.5.3 County and Ball Vehicles | 第70-71页 |
| 5.5.4 Metaphors for Women from Text Messages | 第71-74页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第74-77页 |
| 6.1 The Main Findings of the Thesis | 第74-75页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Research | 第75页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Research | 第75-76页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Further Research | 第76-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-82页 |
| 攻硕期间取得的研究成果 | 第82-83页 |
