| Acknowledgements | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| ·The significance of researching metaphor in public speaking | 第15-17页 |
| ·Objectives of the present study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Outline of the dissertation | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Review of Related Literature | 第20-44页 |
| ·Various previous researches towards metaphor | 第20-36页 |
| ·The Aristotelian approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Vico approach | 第21-22页 |
| ·Semantic approaches | 第22-25页 |
| ·Referentialist views | 第23-24页 |
| ·Descriptive views | 第24-25页 |
| ·Generative approaches | 第25页 |
| ·Pragmatic approaches | 第25-31页 |
| ·The Gricean view | 第26-28页 |
| ·Relevance theory view | 第28-30页 |
| ·The Searle view | 第30-31页 |
| ·Conceptualist approach | 第31-36页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor view | 第31-33页 |
| ·Conceptual integration view | 第33-36页 |
| ·The necessity of incorporating Critical Discourse Analysis in researching metaphor | 第36-43页 |
| ·Essentials of Critical Discourse Analysis | 第36-40页 |
| ·CDA and ideology | 第38页 |
| ·CDA and power | 第38-39页 |
| ·CDA and commonsense | 第39-40页 |
| ·Reconciliation of CDA and cognitive metaphor research | 第40-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology in Identifying and Deciphering Metaphors:The Hybridization of Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses | 第44-58页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis | 第44-51页 |
| ·Imperfections of cognitive metaphor theory in identifying metaphors | 第44-45页 |
| ·Values of corpus-based research | 第45-46页 |
| ·Corpus-based description in the dissertation | 第46-51页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis | 第51-53页 |
| ·Metaphor deciphering in CDA | 第53-56页 |
| ·Metaphor description | 第54-55页 |
| ·Metaphor interpretation | 第55页 |
| ·Metaphor explanation | 第55-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Four Distribution and Elucidation of Conceptual Metaphors in “CCTV”Cup Public Speaking Contest | 第58-118页 |
| ·The gist of the art of public speaking | 第58-60页 |
| ·Distribution and elucidation of conceptual metaphors in public speaking corpus | 第60-115页 |
| ·Journey metaphors | 第60-67页 |
| ·Building metaphors | 第67-73页 |
| ·Conflict metaphors | 第73-88页 |
| ·Light metaphors | 第88-92页 |
| ·Relationship metaphors | 第92-103页 |
| ·Temporal metaphors | 第103-115页 |
| ·Summary | 第115-118页 |
| Chapter Five Persuasive Function of Metaphor of Public Speaking | 第118-149页 |
| ·Metaphor and persuasion in public speaking | 第119-123页 |
| ·Metaphor and intentions | 第123-128页 |
| ·Metaphor and emotions | 第128-134页 |
| ·Metaphor and evaluation | 第134-140页 |
| ·Metaphor and analogical reasoning | 第140-146页 |
| ·Summary | 第146-149页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第149-166页 |
| ·A brief summary of the study | 第149-151页 |
| ·Implications: Using Metaphor for Pedagogical Purposes | 第151-162页 |
| ·Enhancing learners’awareness towards metaphor | 第152-155页 |
| ·Metaphor and speaking | 第155-158页 |
| ·Metaphor and writing | 第158-162页 |
| ·Problems and limitations of this research | 第162-164页 |
| ·Suggestions for further studies | 第164-166页 |
| Bibliography | 第166-177页 |
| Appendices: Corpora of speeches of the Fifth “CCTV”Cup English Speaking Contest | 第177-251页 |
