| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Language Materials of the Study | 第10页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| ·Studies on Proverbs at Home | 第13-17页 |
| ·Researches on Proverbs Abroad | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第20-33页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第20-29页 |
| ·The Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Philosophical Basis: Experientialism | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第23-26页 |
| ·Three Types of Conceptual Metaphor | 第26-29页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymy Theory | 第29-33页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Metonymy | 第29-30页 |
| ·Cognitive View of Metonymy | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Mechanism of Conceptual Metonymy | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Conceptual Metaphors and Metonymies in English Proverbs | 第33-65页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Pervasiveness of Conceptual Metaphors and Metonymies in English Proverbs | 第34-48页 |
| ·Proverbs with Concrete Source Domain | 第35-40页 |
| ·Proverbs with Implied Source Domain | 第40-44页 |
| ·Proverbs with Image Schema as Source Domain | 第44-45页 |
| ·Proverbs with Relative Source Domain | 第45-48页 |
| ·Three Types of Conceptual Metaphor in English Proverbs | 第48-60页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第49-54页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第54-58页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第58-60页 |
| ·Conceptual Metonymies in English Proverbs | 第60-63页 |
| ·Fusion of Metaphor and Metonymy in English Proverbs | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Basis of the Mappings in English Proverbs: Life Experience | 第65-75页 |
| ·Natural Environment | 第65-68页 |
| ·Broader Cultural Context | 第68-75页 |
| ·Historical Factors | 第68-69页 |
| ·Religious Factors | 第69-70页 |
| ·Traditions | 第70-72页 |
| ·Custom and Lifestyle | 第72-75页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第75-81页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第75-78页 |
| ·Implications | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第79-81页 |
| References | 第81-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87-88页 |