| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-8页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第8-12页 |
| Contents | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-30页 |
| ·Literature Review on Metaphor | 第15-26页 |
| ·Viewpoints of Rhetoric | 第15-18页 |
| ·Comparison Theory | 第15-17页 |
| ·Substitution Theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Viewpoint of Semantics―Interaction Theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Viewpoints of Pragmatics | 第20-22页 |
| ·Grice’s Maxim Exploitation | 第20-21页 |
| ·Searle’s Pragmatic Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Viewpoints of Cognitive Linguistics | 第22-26页 |
| ·Cognitive Semantic Viewpoint | 第23-24页 |
| ·Experientialism and Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-26页 |
| ·Objective and Organization of this Dissertation | 第26-30页 |
| ·Objective of this Dissertation | 第26-28页 |
| ·Organization of this Dissertation | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Two Coherence and Systematicity of Conceptual Metaphor | 第30-47页 |
| ·Input Domains and Coherence of Conceptual Metaphor | 第30-37页 |
| ·Entailment of One Conceptual Metaphor | 第31-32页 |
| ·Coherence Between Two and More than Two Conceptual Metaphors | 第32-37页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors Sharing the Same Target Domain | 第33-35页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors Sharing the Same Source Domain | 第35-36页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors Sharing No Target or Source Domain | 第36-37页 |
| ·Mapping as the Interrelation Between Domains | 第37-39页 |
| ·Experiential Basis of Conceptual Metaphor | 第39-42页 |
| ·Systematicity of Conceptual Metaphor | 第42-46页 |
| ·Metaphorical Entailment | 第42-44页 |
| ·Entailment System Formed by the Source Domain Concepts | 第42-44页 |
| ·Entailment System Formed by the Target Domain Concepts | 第44页 |
| ·Metaphorical Highlighting and Hiding | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Three Coherence and Comprehension of Text | 第47-58页 |
| ·Coherence of Text | 第47-53页 |
| ·Text | 第47-48页 |
| ·Coherence and Cohesion of Text | 第48-50页 |
| ·Factors Affecting the Coherence of Text | 第50-53页 |
| ·World Knowledge (encyclopedia knowledge) and Cultural Experiences | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pragmatic Principles | 第51-52页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第52-53页 |
| ·Features of a Coherent Text | 第53-56页 |
| ·Writer’s Presupposed Target | 第53-54页 |
| ·Reader’s Mind Meditation | 第54-55页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第55-56页 |
| ·Comprehension of Text | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Four Conceptual Metaphor Constructing Coherence in Text | 第58-73页 |
| ·Entailment of Conceptual Metaphor and Coherence of Text | 第58-62页 |
| ·Entailment of One Conceptual Metaphor and Coherence of Text | 第58-59页 |
| ·Entailment of More than One Conceptual Metaphors and Coherence of Text | 第59-62页 |
| ·One Central Conceptual Metaphor and Several Sub-conceptual Metaphors | 第60-61页 |
| ·Several Parallel Conceptual Metaphors | 第61-62页 |
| ·Highlighting and Intention of Text | 第62-66页 |
| ·Profiled Concept of One Conceptual Metaphor | 第62-64页 |
| ·Profiled Concepts Between Conceptual Metaphors | 第64-66页 |
| ·Different Conceptual Metaphors Highlight Different Aspects of the Same Subject | 第64-65页 |
| ·Different Conceptual Metaphors Highlight Different Subjects | 第65-66页 |
| ·Cognitive Context and Coherence of a Text | 第66-68页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors and Coherence of Texts | 第68-72页 |
| ·Comprehension of Text | 第68-70页 |
| ·Comprehension of Conceptual Metaphors and Comprehension of Texts | 第70-72页 |
| ·Summary | 第72-73页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-78页 |
