声明
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 The Objective and Significance of the Thesis
1.3 Research Questions and Data Analysis
1.4 Structures of the Study
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies on Metaphor
2.1.1 Conceptual Metaphor
2.1.2 Visual Metaphor
2.1.3 Multimodal Metaphor
2.2 Previous Studies on Metonymy
2.2.1 Conceptual Metonymy
2.2.2 Multimodal Metonymy
2.3 Previous Study on National Image of China
2.4 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Multimodality vs.Mono-modality
3.2 Interaction of Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy
3.3 Models for Identification of Pictorial and Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy
3.4 Summary
Chapter Four Pictorial and Multimodal Metaphor in the Front Covers of The Economist:Case Studies
4.1 Pictorial Metaphors in the Front Covers of The Economist
4.2 Multimodal Metaphors in the Front Covers of The Economist
4.2.1 Functions of the Verbal Mode in Pictorial and Multimodal Metaphor
4.2.2 Multimodal Metaphor of Verbal-Pictorial Type Analysis
4.3 Interaction of Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in the Front Covers of The Economist
4.4 The National Image of China in the Front Covers of The Economist
4.5 Suggestions for the Improvement of the National Image of China
4.6 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Findings and Conclusion
5.2 Limitations and Prospects for Future Research
References