| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract in English | 第8-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第18-24页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第20-21页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第21-22页 |
| 1.4 Research Significance | 第22页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第24-41页 |
| 2.1 Previous Research on Windowing of Attention Theory | 第24-28页 |
| 2.1.1 Foreign Research on Windowing of Attention Theory | 第24-26页 |
| 2.1.2 Domestic Research on Windowing of Attention Theory | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2 Previous Research on Emotional Metaphor | 第28-33页 |
| 2.2.1 Research on Emotional Metaphor Abroad | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Research on Emotional Metaphor at Home | 第30-33页 |
| 2.3 Previous Reseach on Kunqu Opera | 第33-41页 |
| 2.3.1 Artistrical View of Kunqu Opera | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.2 Literary View of Kunqu Opera | 第35-37页 |
| 2.3.3 Linguistic View of Kunqu Opera | 第37-39页 |
| 2.3.4 Other Views of Kunqu Opera | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第41-56页 |
| 3.1 The Windowing of Attention | 第41-49页 |
| 3.1.1 Path Windowing | 第42页 |
| 3.1.2 Causal-chain Windowing | 第42-44页 |
| 3.1.3 Phase Windowing | 第44-45页 |
| 3.1.4 Participant-interaction Windowing | 第45-47页 |
| 3.1.5 Interrelationship Windowing | 第47-49页 |
| 3.2 Metaphor | 第49-54页 |
| 3.2.1 Nature of Metaphor | 第49-50页 |
| 3.2.2 Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第50-51页 |
| 3.2.3 Features of Metaphor | 第51-53页 |
| 3.2.4 Classification of Metaphor | 第53-54页 |
| 3.3 Theoretical Framework | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 4 Corpus-based Exploration of Emotional Metaphor in Kunqu Opera | 第56-74页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection | 第56-63页 |
| 4.1.1 Reliabilities of BFSU PowerConc 1.0 | 第56-58页 |
| 4.1.2 Metaphor Identification Procedure | 第58-60页 |
| 4.1.3 Procedures of Emotional Metaphor Identification in Kunqu Opera | 第60-63页 |
| 4.2 Data Analysis | 第63-74页 |
| 4.2.1 Distribution of Emotional Metaphor in Kunqu Opera | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2.2 Classification of Emotional Metaphor in Kunqu Opera | 第64-71页 |
| 4.2.3 Features of Distribution of Emotional Metaphor in Kunqu Opera | 第71-72页 |
| 4.2.4 Causes of the Distribution of Emotional Metaphor in Kunqu Opera | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter 5 Cognitive Mechnism of Emotional Metaphor in Kunqu Opera from the Perspective of Windowing of Attention | 第74-98页 |
| 5.1 Features of Emotional Metaphor in Kunqu Opera from the Perspective of Windowing of Attention | 第74-76页 |
| 5.2 Cognitive Mechanism of Emotional Metaphor from the Perspective of Windowing of Attention | 第76-96页 |
| 5.2.1 Emotional Metaphor Expressed by Path Windowing | 第76-82页 |
| 5.2.2 Emotional Metaphor Expressed by Causal-chain Windowing | 第82-85页 |
| 5.2.3 Emotional Metaphor Expressed by Phase Windowing | 第85-89页 |
| 5.2.4 Emotional Metaphor Expressed by Participant-interaction Windowing | 第89-92页 |
| 5.2.5 Emotional Metaphor Expressed by Interrelatioship Windowing | 第92-96页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第96-98页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第98-102页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第98-100页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第100-101页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第101-102页 |
| Bibliography | 第102-117页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第117页 |
