| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two THEORETICAL BASIS | 第12-17页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Metaphor | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Comparison View | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Interaction View | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Substitution Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Pragmatic View | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Three THE COGNITIVE APPROACH TO METAPHOR | 第17-27页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Source and Target | 第18页 |
| ·Mapping | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Experiential Basis of Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphors | 第21-25页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphors | 第21-22页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphors | 第22-24页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors | 第24-25页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第25页 |
| ·Metaphor and Culture | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four THE STUDY OF EMOTION LANGUAGE | 第27-32页 |
| ·Emotion Language | 第27页 |
| ·The Classification of Emotion Words | 第27-29页 |
| ·Basic Emotion Words | 第28页 |
| ·Metaphor and Metonymy | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Conceptual Structure of Emotion Concepts | 第29-32页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors of Emotions | 第30页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymies of Emotions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Cognitive Models of Emotions | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Five A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HAPPINESS METAPHORS BETWEEN ENGLISH AND CHINESE | 第32-39页 |
| ·The Concept of Happiness | 第32页 |
| ·Major Sources of Research Data | 第32-33页 |
| ·Metaphorical Conceptualization of Happiness | 第33-39页 |
| ·HAPPINESS IS UP | 第33-35页 |
| ·HAPPINESS IS FLUID IN A CONTAINER | 第35-37页 |
| ·HAPPINESS IS LIGHT | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Six ANALYSIS OF SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF HAPPINESS METAPHORS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE | 第39-46页 |
| ·Similarities of Happiness Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第39-41页 |
| ·Differences of Happiness Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第41-44页 |
| ·Different Cultural Contexts | 第42-44页 |
| ·Metaphor Differences in Other Aspects | 第44-46页 |
| ·Physical Environments | 第44-45页 |
| ·Diverse Religious Beliefs | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Seven CONCLUSION | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summaries of the Research | 第46-47页 |
| ·Implications for Cultural Learning and Teaching | 第47-48页 |
| References | 第48-51页 |
