| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Aims of the Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-35页 |
| ·Review of the Studies on Metaphor in the West and China | 第15-24页 |
| ·Review of Metaphor Studies in the West | 第15-21页 |
| ·Review of Metaphor Studies in China | 第21-24页 |
| ·Studies on Metaphor in Fortress Besieged | 第24-26页 |
| ·Studies on Coherent Functions of Metaphor | 第26-35页 |
| ·Systematicity | 第29-32页 |
| ·Mapping | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第35-43页 |
| ·The Studies on Conceptual Blending Theory | 第35-37页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of Blending Theory | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Elements of Conceptual Blending | 第38-43页 |
| ·Mental Spaces | 第38页 |
| ·Cross-Space Mapping | 第38-39页 |
| ·Selective Projection and Generic Space | 第39-40页 |
| ·Blending and Emergent Meaning | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four A Case Study: Metaphor Approach to Coherence in Fortress Besieged | 第43-81页 |
| ·Metaphoric Mapping in Discourse | 第43-67页 |
| ·Types of Mapping and Their Realization in Discourse | 第43-57页 |
| ·Manners of Mapping and Their Realization in Discourse | 第57-67页 |
| ·Metaphoric Blending in Discourse | 第67-77页 |
| ·Composition | 第68-72页 |
| ·Completion | 第72-74页 |
| ·Elaboration | 第74-77页 |
| ·Cognitive Context and the Interpretation of Metaphor in Discourse | 第77-81页 |
| ·Encyclopedic Knowledge | 第77-78页 |
| ·Socio-cultural Patterns | 第78-81页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第81-83页 |
| ·A summary of the present study | 第81-82页 |
| ·Limitations and Directions for Future Study | 第82-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-86页 |
| Published Papers | 第86-87页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第87-90页 |
