| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Table of Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significances of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·Previous Study on Conceptual Metaphor | 第14-19页 |
| ·Previous Study on Discourse Functions of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-33页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第24-31页 |
| ·Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-25页 |
| ·Cross-domain Mappings of Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Coherence of Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-30页 |
| ·Metaphorical Entailment | 第30-31页 |
| ·Cohesion and Coherence | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第33-36页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to 100 Famous English Prose | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research Procedure and Data Collection | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Analysis | 第36-58页 |
| ·Discourse Functions of Conceptual Metaphor in English Proses | 第36-39页 |
| ·Cohesive Function of Conceptual Metaphor at the Surface Level of English Proses | 第36-38页 |
| ·Coherent Function of Conceptual Metaphor at the Deep Level of English Proses | 第38-39页 |
| ·Ways of Conceptual Metaphors Contributing to Discourse Functions | 第39-58页 |
| ·Ways of Conceptual Metaphors Contributing to Cohesive Function | 第39-44页 |
| ·Ways of Conceptual Metaphors Contributing to Coheret Function | 第44-58页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-64页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第64页 |
