| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-14页 |
| Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 0.1 Background of This Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| 0.2 Objectives of This Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| 0.3 Layout of This Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies of Grammatical Metaphor | 第18-22页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies of Speech Discourses | 第22-24页 |
| 1.3 Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation | 第26-52页 |
| 2.1 Grammatical Metaphor Theory | 第26-41页 |
| 2.1.1 The Development of Grammatical Metaphor Theory | 第26-30页 |
| 2.1.2 The Main Points of Grammatical Metaphor Theory | 第30-41页 |
| 2.2 Register Theory | 第41-50页 |
| 2.2.1 The Development of Register Theory | 第42-45页 |
| 2.2.2 The Main Points of Register Theory | 第45-50页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Three General Analyses of English and Chinese Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected University Commencement Speeches | 第52-68页 |
| 3.1 Research Procedures | 第52-60页 |
| 3.1.1 Data Collection | 第52-53页 |
| 3.1.2 Analyzing Procedure | 第53-55页 |
| 3.1.3 Identification of Grammatical Metaphors | 第55-57页 |
| 3.1.4 Sample Analyses of the Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected Speeches | 第57-60页 |
| 3.2 Analyses of Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected Speeches | 第60-67页 |
| 3.2.1 Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected English Speeches | 第61-64页 |
| 3.2.2 Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected Chinese Speeches | 第64-67页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Four Comparative Analyses of English and Chinese Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected University Commencement Speeches | 第68-96页 |
| 4.1 Comparative Analyses of English and Chinese Ideational Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected Speeches | 第68-82页 |
| 4.1.1 Similarities of the Ideational Grammatical Metaphors | 第70-74页 |
| 4.1.2 Differences of the Ideational Grammatical Metaphors | 第74-82页 |
| 4.2 Comparative Analyses of English and Chinese Interpersonal Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected Speeches | 第82-89页 |
| 4.2.1 Similarities of the Interpersonal Grammatical Metaphors | 第82-87页 |
| 4.2.2 Differences of the Interpersonal Grammatical Metaphors | 第87-89页 |
| 4.3 Comparative Analyses of English and Chinese Textual Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected Speeches | 第89-94页 |
| 4.3.1 Similarities of the Textual Grammatical Metaphors | 第89-93页 |
| 4.3.2 Differences of the Textual Grammatical Metaphors | 第93-94页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第94-96页 |
| Chapter Five Extensive Analyses of Motivations and Functions of English and Chinese Grammatical Metaphors in the Selected University Commencement Speeches | 第96-110页 |
| 5.1 Ideational Function of Grammatical Metaphors | 第96-100页 |
| 5.1.1 Condensing Function | 第97-99页 |
| 5.1.2 Expanding Function | 第99-100页 |
| 5.2 Interpersonal Function of Grammatical Metaphors | 第100-104页 |
| 5.2.1 Cultivating Intimacy Function | 第102-104页 |
| 5.2.2 Objectifying Function | 第104页 |
| 5.3 Textual Function of Grammatical Metaphors | 第104-108页 |
| 5.3.1 Attracting Attention Function | 第105-106页 |
| 5.3.2 Optimizing Function | 第106-108页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第108-110页 |
| Conclusion | 第110-114页 |
| 1.Major Findings of the Research | 第110-112页 |
| 2.Limitations and Prospects of the Thesis | 第112-114页 |
| Bibliography | 第114-120页 |
| Appendix:Texts of the Selected University Commencement Speeches in English and Chinese from 2013-2017 | 第120-168页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第168-170页 |
