| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-23页 |
| ·Studies on metaphor | 第14-19页 |
| ·The substitution theory | 第14-16页 |
| ·The comparison theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·The interaction theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·The mapping theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·The conceptual blending theory | 第19页 |
| ·Studies on conceptual metaphor | 第19-23页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous research of The Bluest Eye | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第23-29页 |
| ·Definition of conceptual metaphor | 第23页 |
| ·Classification of conceptual metaphor | 第23-26页 |
| ·Structural metaphors | 第23-24页 |
| ·Orientational metaphors | 第24-25页 |
| ·Ontological metaphors | 第25-26页 |
| ·Cognition functions of conceptual metaphor | 第26-29页 |
| ·Cognition performance of conceptual metaphor | 第26-27页 |
| ·Cognition function of conceptual metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| ·Relationship between cognitive and conceptual metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors in The Bluest Eye | 第29-56页 |
| ·Toni Morrison and The Bluest Eye | 第29-32页 |
| ·Structural metaphors applied in The Bluest Eye and its cognitive function | 第32-41页 |
| ·The analysis of nature in The Bluest Eye from the view of structural metaphors | 第32-36页 |
| ·The analysis of food in The Bluest Eye from the view of structural metaphors | 第36-38页 |
| ·The analysis of hand in The Bluest Eye from the view of structural metaphors | 第38-41页 |
| ·Orientational metaphors applied in The Bluest Eye and its cognitive function | 第41-43页 |
| ·Orientational metaphors and its cognitive function | 第41-42页 |
| ·Features of orientational metaphors and their cognitive function | 第42-43页 |
| ·Ontological metaphors applied in The Bluest Eye | 第43-50页 |
| ·Substance metaphors and its cognitive functions | 第43-46页 |
| ·Container metaphor and its cognitive functions | 第46-48页 |
| ·Personification metaphors and its cognitive functions | 第48-50页 |
| ·Overlapping among structural metaphors, orientational metaphors and ontological metaphors | 第50-52页 |
| ·Cross-domain mapping analysis of conceptual metaphor in The Bluest Eye | 第52-56页 |
| ·Cross-domain mapping of the structural metaphor | 第52-53页 |
| ·Cross-domain mapping of the orientational metaphor | 第53-54页 |
| ·Cross-domain mapping of the ontological metaphor | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| ·Major findings of the thesis | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations of the thesis and suggestions for further study | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix | 第62页 |
