| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第10-23页 |
| 1.1 Review of the Metaphor Theory in the West and China | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1.1 Development of Metaphor Theory in the West | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1.2 Development of Metaphor Theory in China | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Review of the Framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第14-20页 |
| 1.2.1 An Introduction to Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2.2 Philosophical Basis of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2.3 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2.4 Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3 Previous Researches on Economy Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Research Methodology | 第23-30页 |
| 2.1 Research Questions | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Self-constructed Corpus | 第24页 |
| 2.3 Research Instruments | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3.1 WordNet | 第25页 |
| 2.3.2 SUMO | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4 Research Procedures | 第27-30页 |
| 2.4.1 Data Collection | 第27页 |
| 2.4.2 Criteria for Metaphor Identification | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4.3 Criteria for Identifying the Source Domain of the ConceptualMetaphor | 第29页 |
| 2.4.4 Data Classification | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第30-63页 |
| 3.1 Analysis of Conceptual Metaphor in American Financial Report Headlines | 第30-44页 |
| 3.1.1 FINANCE AS HUMAN BEING | 第31-34页 |
| 3.1.2 FINANCE AS LIQUID | 第34-35页 |
| 3.1.3 FINANCE AS WAR | 第35-37页 |
| 3.1.4 FINANCE AS JOURNEY | 第37-39页 |
| 3.1.5 FINANCE AS ARTIFACT BUILDING | 第39-41页 |
| 3.1.6 Other Conceptual Metaphors | 第41-44页 |
| 3.2 Analysis of Conceptual Metaphor in Chinese Financial Report Headlines | 第44-59页 |
| 3.2.1 FINANCE AS HUMAN BEING | 第46-48页 |
| 3.2.2 FINANCE AS JOURNEY | 第48-50页 |
| 3.2.3 FINANCE AS WAR | 第50-52页 |
| 3.2.4 FINANCE AS LIQUID | 第52-54页 |
| 3.2.5 Other Conceptual Metaphors | 第54-59页 |
| 3.3 Comparison between Chinese and American Financial Report Headlines | 第59-61页 |
| 3.3.1 Explanations to the Similarities of Conceptualization between Chineseand American Financial Report Headlines | 第59-60页 |
| 3.3.2 Explanation to the Differences of Conceptualization between Chineseand American Financial Report Headlines | 第60-61页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第61-63页 |
| Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-71页 |
| Appendix A American Financial Report Headlines | 第71-81页 |
| Appendix B Chinese Financial Report Headlines | 第81-91页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第91-92页 |
| Resume of Supervisor | 第92-93页 |
| Resume of Author | 第93-94页 |
| Data of Dissertation | 第94页 |
