| Descriptive Chinese Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| English Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1 Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation | 第10-11页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| 3 Problems to be Solved in the Research | 第13页 |
| 4 Components of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 1 The Concept of Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation in the Chinese Language | 第15-21页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·Embodiment and Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Concept of Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation in the Chinese Language | 第18-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Cognitive Resolution to Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation in Non-Human Natural Entities | 第21-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第21-22页 |
| ·Spatial Frames of Reference and Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation | 第22-26页 |
| ·Spatial Frames of Reference | 第22-23页 |
| ·Spatial Frames of Reference and Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation in the Chinese Language | 第23-26页 |
| ·Theory of Metaphor and Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation | 第26-29页 |
| ·Theory of Metaphor | 第26-28页 |
| ·Traditional Theory of Metaphor | 第26页 |
| ·Contemporary Theory of Metaphor | 第26-28页 |
| ·Relation between Metaphor and the Concept of Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation in the Chinese Language | 第28-29页 |
| ·Cognitive Resolution to Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation in Non-Human Natural Entities | 第29-34页 |
| ·Animals | 第30-31页 |
| ·Inanimate Objects | 第31-34页 |
| ·Kinetic Inanimate Objects | 第31-34页 |
| ·Static Inanimate Objects | 第34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Cognitive Resolution to Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation in Abstract Concepts | 第36-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·Cognitive Resolution to Zuo (Left) / You (Right) Orientation in Abstract Concepts | 第36-41页 |
| ·In Quantitative Approximation | 第38-40页 |
| ·In Honoring Zuo (Left) and Humiliating You (Right) and Vice Versa | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Conclusion | 第42-45页 |
| 1 Major Findings | 第42-44页 |
| 2 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Study | 第44-45页 |
| Notes | 第45-46页 |
| References | 第46-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50-51页 |
| Appendix A: Chinese Examples | 第51-53页 |
| Appendix B: Publications During the Program | 第53-54页 |
| Appendix C: Informative Chinese Abstract | 第54-56页 |
