| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Methodology of the Study | 第11页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Animal Metaphors at Home and Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Studies on Animal Metaphors Abroad | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Studies on Animal Metaphors at Home | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Conceptual Metaphor Theory at Home and Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on Conceptual Metaphor Theory Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Conceptual Metaphor Theory at Home | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Snake Metaphors at Home and Abroad | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-31页 |
| 3.1 An Introduction to Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2 Categories of Metaphors in the CMT | 第23-25页 |
| 3.3 The Features of Conceptual Metaphors | 第25-27页 |
| 3.4 Conceptual Mappings and Working Mechanism | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Four Contrastive Studies on Snake Metaphors in English and Chinese Based onConceptual Metaphor Theory | 第31-55页 |
| 4.1 Classification of Snake Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第31-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Ontological Metaphors | 第32-38页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Snake Images Mapped onto Human?s Physical Attributes | 第32-36页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Snake Image Mapped onto Ghost or God | 第36页 |
| 4.1.1.3 Snake Image Mapped onto Concrete Objects | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Structural Metaphors | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.3 Orientational Metaphors | 第40页 |
| 4.2 Contrastive Studies on Snake Metaphorical Mappings in English and Chinese | 第40-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Similar Metaphorical Mappings Reflected in English and Chinese | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Different Metaphorical Mappings Reflected in English and Chinese | 第42-46页 |
| 4.3 Causes of Similarities and Differences of Snake Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第46-55页 |
| 4.3.1 Similarities Caused by Cognition in Two Cultures | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3.1.1 Similar Experience | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3.1.2 Similar Radical Metaphor | 第48页 |
| 4.3.2 Differences Caused by Broader Context in Two Cultures | 第48-55页 |
| 4.3.2.1 Snake Image Influenced by different Natural Geographical Environment | 第49-50页 |
| 4.3.2.2 Snake Image Originating from Different Religions and Legends | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3.2.3 Snake Image Affected by Different Historical Processes | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.2.4 Snake Image Rooted in Different Thinking Modes | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-59页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第55-56页 |
| 5.2 Limitations | 第56页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Researchers | 第56-59页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第59-63页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第63-65页 |
| ACHIEVEMENTS | 第65页 |
