| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| ·Backdrop of study | 第9-11页 |
| ·The organizational framework of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aims and purpose | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Retrospect to Researches on Metaphor | 第13-27页 |
| ·Definition in English metaphor | 第13-14页 |
| ·The nature of metaphor | 第14-16页 |
| ·Working mechanism of metaphor | 第16-23页 |
| ·Comparison theory | 第17页 |
| ·Substitution theory | 第17-20页 |
| ·Interaction theory | 第20-23页 |
| ·The orientation of metaphor theories' development | 第23-27页 |
| ·Turning of metaphor study---conceptual metaphor and cognition | 第23-25页 |
| ·Limitations of conceptual metaphor theory | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ New Approaches Based on Cognitive Linguistics and Dynamic Semantics | 第27-52页 |
| ·A relevance-based approach to metaphor | 第27-36页 |
| ·Sperber and Wilson's relevance theory | 第27-31页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic's interpretation of metaphor | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary and discussion | 第33-36页 |
| ·A conceptual blending approach to Metaphor | 第36-42页 |
| ·Fauconnier's conceptual blending theory | 第36-38页 |
| ·Working mechanism of metaphor in the light of CB | 第38-41页 |
| ·Summary and discussion | 第41-42页 |
| ·A dynamic conceptual semantic approach to metaphor | 第42-52页 |
| ·The framework of dynamic conceptual semantics | 第42-45页 |
| ·Concept formation view on metaphor | 第45-49页 |
| ·Criticism and extension of Bartsch's theory on metaphor | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Conclusion | 第52-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-54页 |
| ·Significance and limitations | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
