| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Barack Obama and His Political Speeches | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objective of the Present Study | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphor | 第13-16页 |
| ·Traditional Approach to Metaphor | 第13-15页 |
| ·Classical View of Metaphor | 第13页 |
| ·The Comparison View | 第13-14页 |
| ·Substitution View | 第14页 |
| ·The Interaction View | 第14-15页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Barack Obama’s Political Speeches | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第17-24页 |
| ·The Conceptual Metaphor Theory(CMT) | 第17页 |
| ·Mappings in the Conceptual Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Three Kinds of Conceptual Metaphors | 第18-22页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors | 第19页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphors | 第19-20页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphors | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Combination of the three kinds of Metaphors | 第21-22页 |
| ·Metaphorical Coherence | 第22-24页 |
| ·Coherence within a Single Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Coherence between Two Metaphors of a Single Concept | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors in the Political Speeches of Barack Obama | 第24-41页 |
| ·An Overview | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Analysis of Structural Metaphors in the Political Speeches of Barack Obama | 第25-32页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors of "JOURNEY" | 第25-31页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors of "WEATHER" | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Analysis of Orientational Metaphors in the Political Speeches of Barack Obama | 第32-37页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor of "UP" | 第33-34页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor of "DOWN" | 第34-35页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor of "BACK" | 第35-36页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor of "FORWARD" | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Analysis of Ontological Metaphors in the Political Speeches of Barack Obama | 第37-41页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphors of Human Body | 第38-39页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphors of Animal and Object | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第41-44页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第41-42页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Directions of Study | 第42-44页 |
| References | 第44-47页 |
| Appendix | 第47-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
| 攻读硕士期间论文发表情况 | 第55页 |
