| Acknowledments | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abbreviation | 第8-9页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| ·Origin of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第14页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Theory of Conceptual Metaphor | 第15-18页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Motion Verbs | 第20-30页 |
| ·Identification and Classification of Motion and Motion Verbs | 第20-22页 |
| ·Previous Study of Motion Verbs | 第22-30页 |
| ·Decomposition Approach | 第23-24页 |
| ·Jackendoff's Conceptual Approach | 第24-25页 |
| ·Talmy's Analysis of Motion Event | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-34页 |
| ·Data Sources | 第30-32页 |
| ·Procedures for Data Collection | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Result and Analysis of RUN | 第34-56页 |
| ·Preliminary Semantic Identification and Classification of RUN | 第34-42页 |
| ·Intransitive Uses of to RUN | 第34-38页 |
| ·Transitive Uses of RUN | 第38-41页 |
| ·Identification of Prototypicality of RUN | 第41-42页 |
| ·Analysis of Metaphorical Senses of RUN | 第42-48页 |
| ·States as Locations | 第42-44页 |
| ·Purposes as Destinations | 第44-45页 |
| ·Change as Motion | 第45-47页 |
| ·Change of Amount as Motion | 第45-46页 |
| ·Change of Location as Motion | 第46-47页 |
| ·Spatial Movement as Motion | 第47-48页 |
| ·Encoding the PATH Dimension of a Metaphorical Motion Event of RUN | 第48-51页 |
| ·Discussion about Fictive Motion Construction | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Significance and Implications | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第66页 |
