| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Tables and Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Introductory Remarks | 第13页 |
| ·Motivation and Objectives | 第13-14页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第14-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第16页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-25页 |
| ·Introductory Remarks | 第19页 |
| ·Study of Characteristics of Weather Forecast and Its Language Features | 第19-21页 |
| ·Study of Functional Analysis in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第21-22页 |
| ·Study of Pragmatic Analysis in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第25-41页 |
| ·Introductory Remarks | 第25页 |
| ·The Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Main Characteristics of Conceptual Metaphor | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Ubiquity of Metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Coherence of Metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Classification of Conceptual Metaphors | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第32-36页 |
| ·Source Domain and Target Domain | 第32-33页 |
| ·Cross-domain Mapping | 第33-35页 |
| ·Experiential Bases | 第35-36页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第36-41页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第41-95页 |
| ·Introductory Remarks | 第41-42页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors Applied in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse and their Cognitive Functions | 第42-46页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphors applied in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse and their Experiential Grounding | 第46-54页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphors Applied in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第54-72页 |
| ·Entity and Substance Metaphors and Their Cognitive Functions in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第54-59页 |
| ·Container Metaphors and their Cognitive Functions in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第59-68页 |
| ·Personification Metaphors and their Cognitive Functions in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第68-72页 |
| ·Distinctive Conceptual Metaphors Applied in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第72-92页 |
| ·Distinctive Orientational Metaphors Applied in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第72-75页 |
| ·Distinctive Container Metaphors Applied in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第75-81页 |
| ·Novel Metaphors Applied in Chinese Weather Forecast Discourse | 第81-92页 |
| ·Summary | 第92-95页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第95-99页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第95-97页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for the Future Research | 第97-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-103页 |
