| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第9-15页 |
| ·Studies on MetaphorAbroad | 第9-11页 |
| ·Rhetorical Studies on Metaphor | 第9-10页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies on Metaphor | 第10-11页 |
| ·Studies on Metaphorat Home | 第11-13页 |
| ·Rhetorical Studies on Metaphor | 第11-12页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies on Metaphor | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of theThesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Prerequisites | 第15-25页 |
| ·Cognition | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of Cognition | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation of Cognition | 第16-17页 |
| ·Philosophical Foundation | 第16-17页 |
| ·Psychological Foundation | 第17页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第17-21页 |
| ·Cognition, Language and Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·ACognitive Definition of Metaphors | 第18-19页 |
| ·Spatial (Orientational) Metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| ·ACognitiveApproach to Metaphor | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Conceptual Nature of Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| ·Mapping across Domains | 第22-23页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ ACognitiveAnalysis ofVertical Spatial Metaphors | 第25-71页 |
| ·ACognitiveAnalysis of Spatial MetaphorUP | 第27-38页 |
| ·Increase in Quantity-MORE IS UP | 第28-31页 |
| ·INCREASE IN NUMBER IS UP | 第29-30页 |
| ·INCREASE IN DEGREE IS UP | 第30-31页 |
| ·Higherin Position-AMORE DESIRABLE POISITION IS UP | 第31-34页 |
| ·AHIGHER RANK IS UP | 第32-33页 |
| ·AMORE IMPORTANTPLACE IS UP | 第33-34页 |
| ·Improvement in State-AMORE DESIRABLE STATE IS UP | 第34-38页 |
| ·State of People | 第35-36页 |
| ·State of Events | 第36-38页 |
| ·ACognitiveAnalysis of Spatial MetaphorDOWN | 第38-50页 |
| ·Decrease in Quantity-LESS IS DOWN | 第40-43页 |
| ·DECREASE IN NUMBER IS DOWN | 第40-42页 |
| ·DECREASE IN DEGREE IS DOWN | 第42-43页 |
| ·Lowerin Position-ALESS DESIRABLE POSITION IS DOWN | 第43-45页 |
| ·ALOWER RANK IS DOWN | 第44页 |
| ·ALESS IMPORTANTPLACE IS DOWN | 第44-45页 |
| ·Decline in State-ALESS DESIRABLE STATE IS DOWN | 第45-50页 |
| ·State of People | 第46-47页 |
| ·State of Events | 第47-50页 |
| ·ACognitiveAnalysis of Spatial MetaphorSHANG | 第50-59页 |
| ·Increase in Quantity-MORE IS SHANG | 第51-53页 |
| ·INCREASE IN NUMBER IS SHANG | 第51-52页 |
| ·INCREASE IN DEGREE IS SHANG | 第52-53页 |
| ·Higherin Position-AMORE DESIRABLE POISITION IS SHANG | 第53-55页 |
| ·AHIGHER RANK IS SHANG | 第53-54页 |
| ·AMORE IMPORTANTPLACE IS SHANG | 第54-55页 |
| ·Improvement in State-AMORE DESIRABLE STATE IS SHANG | 第55-59页 |
| ·State of People | 第55-56页 |
| ·State of Events | 第56-59页 |
| ·ACognitiveAnalysis of Spatial MetaphorXIA | 第59-67页 |
| ·Decrease in Quantity-LESS IS XIA | 第59-61页 |
| ·DECREASE IN NUMBER IS XIA | 第59-61页 |
| ·DECREASE IN DEGREE IS XIA | 第61页 |
| ·Lowerin Position-ALESS DESIRABLE POISITION IS XIA | 第61-64页 |
| ·ALOWER RANK IS XIA | 第62-63页 |
| ·ALESS IMPORTANTPLACE IS XIA | 第63-64页 |
| ·Decline in State-ALESS DESIRABLE STATE IS XIA | 第64-67页 |
| ·State of People | 第64-65页 |
| ·State of Events | 第65-67页 |
| ·Comparison between UP/DOWN and SHANG/XIA | 第67-71页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
| Publication | 第79-80页 |
