| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Theoretical Motivation for the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Significance of This Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| ·Framework of This Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-25页 |
| ·Literature Review on Cognitive Linguistics | 第17-22页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation for Cognitive Linguistics——Embodiment | 第18-19页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第19-22页 |
| ·Literature Review on Contrastive Studies of Time | 第22-25页 |
| ·Overseas Studies on Time Research | 第22-23页 |
| ·Contrastive Study on Time in China | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Lexical Senses of Time | 第25-37页 |
| ·Basic Information about Time | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Concepts of Time and Temporal System | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Nature of Time | 第26-27页 |
| ·Contrastive Scope of This Thesis | 第27页 |
| ·Lexical Senses Encoded in the Semantic Structure of Time both in English andChinese | 第27-37页 |
| ·Duration Sense of Time | 第27-31页 |
| ·Temporal Compression and Protracted Duration | 第29-31页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences Associated with the Duration Sense in English and Chinese | 第31页 |
| ·Moment Sense of Time | 第31-33页 |
| ·Measurement-System Sense of Time | 第33-34页 |
| ·Ontological Sense of Time | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Contrast of the Construction of Time in Terms of ConceptualMetaphor in English and Chinese | 第37-68页 |
| ·Metaphorical Construction of Time in Terms of Space | 第37-50页 |
| ·Up-Down Orientation | 第38-43页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences Associated with Up/Middle/Down and 上/中/下 in the Construction of Time | 第41-42页 |
| ·Explanation for the Similarities and Differences Associated withUp/Middle/Down and 上/中/下 Constructing of Time | 第42-43页 |
| ·Front-Back Orientation | 第43-48页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences Associated with Front/Back and 前/后 in theConstruction of Time | 第46-47页 |
| ·Explanation for the Similarities and Differences Associated withFront/Back and 前/后 in the Construction of Time | 第47-48页 |
| ·Here-There Direction | 第48-49页 |
| ·Whole-Part Relation | 第49-50页 |
| ·Metaphorical Construction of Time in Terms of Motion | 第50-60页 |
| ·Tracks of Time Passing | 第51-54页 |
| ·Models for Time Passing | 第54-60页 |
| ·Moving Ego Model | 第54-55页 |
| ·Moving Time Model | 第55-56页 |
| ·Temporal Sequence Model | 第56页 |
| ·Contrast of Chinese and English Expressions of 3 Models | 第56-58页 |
| ·Moving Ego-Time Model | 第58-60页 |
| ·Metaphorical Construction of Time in Terms of Ontology | 第60-68页 |
| ·Time Is Entities or Substances | 第60-65页 |
| ·Time Is Agent | 第65-66页 |
| ·Time Is Person | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| ·Limitations of This Thesis | 第70-71页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第71-74页 |
