| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Contents | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Rationale of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第16-28页 |
| ·Traditional studies on metaphors | 第16-20页 |
| ·Aristotle's comparison theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Quintilianus' substitution theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Richards'interaction theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Cognitive approach to metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies on similarity uses of metaphors | 第21-24页 |
| ·Definition of similarity in metaphors | 第21-22页 |
| ·Relationship between similarity and metaphors | 第22页 |
| ·Classification of similarity uses of metaphors | 第22-24页 |
| ·Similarity-based metaphors | 第23页 |
| ·Similarity-creating metaphors | 第23-24页 |
| ·Previous studies on similarity-creating metaphors | 第24页 |
| ·An overview of the novel Life of Pi | 第24-26页 |
| ·A general introduction of Life Pi | 第24-25页 |
| ·Previous studies on Life of Pi | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical framework | 第28-36页 |
| ·General introduction of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第28页 |
| ·Mental space theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Network Model of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第29-32页 |
| ·The process of the conceptual integration | 第32-34页 |
| ·Conceptual integration patterns | 第34-35页 |
| ·Simplex network | 第34页 |
| ·Mirror network | 第34页 |
| ·Single-scope network | 第34页 |
| ·Double-scope network | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four A cognitive analysis of similarity-creating metaphors in Life of Pi in the light of Conceptual Integration Theory | 第36-64页 |
| ·Similarity-creating metaphors in Life of Pi | 第36-37页 |
| ·Mapping process of name metaphors | 第37-50页 |
| ·Mapping between the name "Pi" and Pi's life | 第37-45页 |
| ·Mapping between Pi and fish | 第37-39页 |
| ·Mapping between the name "Pi" and the mathematical symbol π | 第39-45页 |
| ·Mapping between the name "Richard Parker" and Pi's spiritual support | 第45-48页 |
| ·Mapping between Cannibal Island and a cozy nest | 第48-50页 |
| ·Mapping process of character metaphors | 第50-62页 |
| ·Mapping between Pi in the first version and the human nature of the person Pi | 第52-55页 |
| ·Mapping between tiger and the animal nature of the person Pi | 第55-57页 |
| ·Mapping between the fact that Pi and Richard Parker live together and the fact that the human nature and the animal nature co-exist | 第57-61页 |
| ·Mapping between the hyena and the cook | 第61页 |
| ·Mapping between the zebra and the sailor | 第61页 |
| ·Mapping between the orangutan and Pi's mother | 第61-62页 |
| ·Cognitive functions of similarity-creating metaphors in Life of Pi | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research | 第65-66页 |
| References | 第66-68页 |
