| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-17页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第17-21页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第21-33页 |
| 2.1 Overview on Metaphor Study at Home and Abroad | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Metaphor Study in China | 第21-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Metaphor Study in the West | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Overview on Metaphoric Competence Study at Home and Abroad | 第26-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Metaphoric Competence Study in China | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Metaphoric Competence Study in the West | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3 Overview on Public Speaking at Home and Abroad | 第30-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Public Speaking Study in China | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.2 Public Speaking Study in the West | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY | 第33-44页 |
| 3.1 Gist of Metaphoric Competence | 第33-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Macroscopic View | 第35页 |
| 3.1.2 Microscopic View | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 Types and Patterns of Metaphor Use in Discourse | 第36-43页 |
| 3.2.1 Types of Metaphor Use | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Direct Metaphor | 第37页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Creative Metaphor | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Patterns of Metaphor Use | 第38-43页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Metaphor Framing | 第40页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Metaphor Clustering | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2.2.3 Metaphor Chaining | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3 Research Questions | 第43-44页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF METAPHOR USE IN PUBLICSPEECHES OF CHINESE STUDENTS | 第44-64页 |
| 4.1 Research Methodology | 第44-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Instrument | 第44-48页 |
| 4.1.2 Subjects | 第48页 |
| 4.1.3 Data Collection | 第48-54页 |
| 4.2 Difference between Prepared Speech and Impromptu Speech | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3 Distributions of Types of Metaphor Use in Prepared Speeches and ImpromptuSpeeches | 第55-59页 |
| 4.4 Distributions of Patterns of Metaphor Use in Prepared Speeches andImpromptu Speeches | 第59-64页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF METAPHOR USE IN PUBLICSPEECHES OF CHINESE STUDENTS | 第64-74页 |
| 5.1 Illustrations of Types of Metaphor | 第64-67页 |
| 5.1.1 Illustrations of Direct Metaphor | 第64-65页 |
| 5.1.2 Illustrations of Creative Metaphor | 第65-67页 |
| 5.2 Illustrations of Patterns of Metaphor | 第67-74页 |
| 5.2.1 Illustrations of Metaphor Framing | 第67-70页 |
| 5.2.2 Illustrations of Metaphor Clustering | 第70-71页 |
| 5.2.3 Illustrations of Metaphor Chaining | 第71-74页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第74-78页 |
| 6.1 Findings and Implications of the Study | 第74-76页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions of the Research | 第76-78页 |
| REFERENCES | 第78-83页 |
| APPENDICES: A Collection of Speeches of“FLTRP”Cup English Speaking Contest(2010-2012) | 第83-161页 |
