| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| ·RESEARCH BACKGROUND | 第12-13页 |
| ·The significance of the research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization | 第14-16页 |
| 2. LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-24页 |
| ·General review of metaphor theories | 第16-19页 |
| ·Related studies on conceptual metaphor | 第19-22页 |
| ·Studies on conceptual metaphor abroad | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies on conceptual metaphor at home | 第21-22页 |
| ·Related studies on conceptual metaphor in political discourse | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| 3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第24-34页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor theory | 第24-29页 |
| ·Concepts related to conceptual metaphor | 第24-25页 |
| ·Classification of conceptual metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Characteristics of conceptual metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·Working mechanism of conceptual metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Theoretical improvements of conceptual metaphor theory | 第29-34页 |
| ·The emergence of similarity in the mapping process | 第29-31页 |
| ·Standard of classification of conceptual metaphors | 第31-32页 |
| ·Process of Mapping | 第32-34页 |
| 4. METHODOLOGY | 第34-38页 |
| ·Research questions | 第34页 |
| ·Data description | 第34-36页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第36-38页 |
| 5. DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS | 第38-72页 |
| ·Overview | 第38页 |
| ·Data Processing and Sorting | 第38-60页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphors in Roosevelt's Address | 第41-45页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphors in Johnsen's Address | 第45-48页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphors in Reagan's Address | 第48-51页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphors in Clinton's Address | 第51-54页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphors in Bush's Address | 第54-56页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphors in Obama's Address | 第56-60页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis | 第60-69页 |
| ·Similarities and dissimilarities in the use of orientational metaphor | 第61-62页 |
| ·Similarities and dissimilarities in the use of ontological metaphor | 第62-64页 |
| ·Similarities and dissimilarities in the use of structural metaphor | 第64-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第68-69页 |
| ·Mapping Analysis | 第69-72页 |
| ·The mapping process of NATION IS A PERSON in economic crises group | 第69-70页 |
| ·The mapping process of NATION IS A PERSON in prosperous group | 第70-72页 |
| 6. CONCLUSION | 第72-75页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第75-77页 |
