| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Orientation of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| 1.1.Previous Researches on Conceptual Integration Theory | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2.Previous Researches on Multimodal Metaphor Abroad and Home | 第15-19页 |
| 1.2.1.Previous Studies on Multimodal Metaphor Abroad | 第15-18页 |
| 1.2.2.Previous Studies on Multimodal Metaphor Home | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3.Previous Studies on Political Cartoons | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第20-36页 |
| 2.1.The Conceptual Integration Network | 第20-27页 |
| 2.1.1.Mental Spaces | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.2.The Emergent Structure | 第24页 |
| 2.1.3.Optimality Principles | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.4.Types of Conceptual Integration Network | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.5.Summary | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.Multimodal Metaphors in Political Cartoons | 第27-32页 |
| 2.2.1.Multimodality Metaphor vs. Monomodality Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.2.The Influence of Genre and Word-Image Relation in Political Cartoons | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.3.Representation of Metaphorical Similarity in Multimodal Metaphors | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3.Model for the Intepretation of Multimodal Metaphors in Political Cartoons | 第32-36页 |
| 2.3.1.The Motivation of Applying CIT to the interpretation of Multimodal Metaphors | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3.2.The Modified Model for the Interpretation of MultimodalMetaphors | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.3.Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第36-39页 |
| 3.1.Research Questions | 第36页 |
| 3.2.Data Description | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3.Research Procedure | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis | 第39-62页 |
| 4.1.The Interpretation of Multimodal Metaphors in Political Cartoons about China-relatedSocial-Political Affairs | 第39-45页 |
| 4.1.1.The Identification of Source and Target Domains | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.2.The Resolution Process under the Integration Model | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2.The Interpretation of Multimodal Metaphors in Political Cartoons about US DomesticSocial-Political Affairs | 第45-51页 |
| 4.2.1.The Identification of Source and Target Domains | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2. The Resolution Process under the Integration Model | 第46-51页 |
| 4.3.The Interpretation of Multimodal Metaphors in Political Cartoons about InternationalSocial Affairs | 第51-57页 |
| 4.3.1.The Identification of Source and Target Domains | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3.2.The Integration Process of the Modified Model | 第53-57页 |
| 4.4.The Interpretation of Multimodal Metaphors in Political Cartoons about InternationalPolitical Affairs | 第57-62页 |
| 4.4.1.The Identification of Source and Target Domains | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.2.The Integration Process of the Modified Model | 第58-62页 |
| Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| Major Findings | 第62页 |
| Implications | 第62-63页 |
| Limitations | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| Publications | 第71页 |
