| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Abbreviati | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figure | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-21页 |
| ·Research background | 第14-16页 |
| ·About the Aesop’s Fables | 第14-16页 |
| ·About the conceptual integration theory | 第16页 |
| ·Objectives of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Data collection and methodology | 第19-20页 |
| ·The creativities of the study | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-32页 |
| ·Researches on the Aesop’s Fables abroad | 第22-25页 |
| ·Aspects of the origin | 第22页 |
| ·Aspects of the rhetoric | 第22-23页 |
| ·Aspects of the editions | 第23-25页 |
| ·Researches on Aesop’s Fables at home | 第25-27页 |
| ·Researches on conceptual integration theory abroad | 第27-29页 |
| ·Researches on conceptual integration theory at home | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第32-44页 |
| ·The mental space theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·The conceptual integration theory | 第34-44页 |
| ·Elements of the conceptual integration theory | 第35-41页 |
| ·Networks of the conceptual integration | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Meaning Production: Analysis of Aesop’s Fables | 第44-90页 |
| ·Introduction | 第44页 |
| ·Grounding box and the backstage cognition | 第44-45页 |
| ·Case 1: the dogs and the hides | 第45-52页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the first blending | 第45-47页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the second blending | 第47-48页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the third blending | 第48-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| ·Case 2: the ass and the grasshopper | 第52-59页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the first blending | 第53-54页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the second blending | 第54-56页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the third blending | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-59页 |
| ·Case 3: the farmer and his sons | 第59-66页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the first blending | 第60-61页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the second blending | 第61-62页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the third blending | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-66页 |
| ·Case 4: the ant and the dove | 第66-73页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the first blending | 第67-69页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the second blending | 第69-70页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the third blending | 第70-72页 |
| ·Summary | 第72-73页 |
| ·Case 5: the lion and the dolphin | 第73-81页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the first blending | 第74-76页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the second blending | 第76-78页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the third blending | 第78-79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-81页 |
| ·Case 6: the trumpeter taken prisoner | 第81-87页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the first blending | 第81-83页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the second blending | 第83-84页 |
| ·Spaces, grounding box and the third blending | 第84-85页 |
| ·Summary | 第85-87页 |
| ·Summary and the major findings | 第87-90页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第90-95页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第90-91页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第91-93页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第93页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第93-95页 |
| References | 第95-102页 |
| Appendix | 第102-104页 |
| Fable resources | 第102页 |
| Aesop’s Fables | 第102页 |
| Case 1: The Dogs and Hides | 第102页 |
| Case 2: The Ass and the Grasshopper | 第102页 |
| Case 3: The Farmer and His Sons | 第102页 |
| Case 4: The Ant and the Dove | 第102-103页 |
| Case 5: The Lion and the Dolphin | 第103页 |
| Case 6: The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner | 第103-104页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第104-105页 |
| 作者简介 | 第105页 |
