| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Theories of Metaphor | 第13-24页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Metaphor | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Comparison View | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Substitution View | 第15-16页 |
| ·A Summary of Traditional Views | 第16页 |
| ·Contemporary Views of Metaphor | 第16-23页 |
| ·The Pragmatic View | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Interaction View | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cognitive Views of Metaphor | 第19-22页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) | 第19-21页 |
| ·Blending Theory (BT) | 第21-22页 |
| ·A Summary of CMT and BT | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Two Metaphor and Culture | 第24-45页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第24-28页 |
| ·What is Language? | 第24-25页 |
| ·What is Culture? | 第25-26页 |
| ·Relationship between Language and Culture | 第26-28页 |
| ·Metaphor and Culture | 第28-36页 |
| ·Culture-based Studies on Metaphors | 第28-32页 |
| ·Kovecses | 第28-30页 |
| ·Naomi Quinn | 第30-31页 |
| ·Raymond W. Gibbs | 第31-32页 |
| ·Relationship between Metaphor and Culture | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Cultural Basis of Metaphor | 第32-34页 |
| ·Metaphor as External Representations of Culture | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) | 第36-45页 |
| ·Experiential Basis of Metaphor | 第38-41页 |
| ·Types of CMT | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter Three A Cross- Culture Study of English and Chinese Love Metaphor | 第45-70页 |
| ·A Case Study of Conceptual Metaphors of Love | 第46-49页 |
| ·Purpose | 第46-47页 |
| ·Methodology | 第47-49页 |
| ·Similarities in English and Chinese Love Metaphor | 第49-60页 |
| ·Differences in English and Chinese Love Metaphor | 第60-69页 |
| ·Broader Cultural Context | 第60-65页 |
| ·Distinct Beliefs: Effect of Taoism in Chinese | 第60-64页 |
| ·Diverse Traditions and Customs in Two Cultures | 第64-65页 |
| ·Different Natural and Physical Environments | 第65-68页 |
| ·Differences in Other Aspects | 第68-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Chapter Four Pedagogical Implications and Applications Of This Study | 第70-77页 |
| ·Implications for and Applications in Culture Teaching and Learning | 第70-74页 |
| ·Implications for and Applications in Translation | 第74-77页 |
| Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix I | 第83-87页 |
| Appendix II | 第87-90页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第90-91页 |
| Publication | 第91页 |
