声明
Acknowledgement
摘要
Abstract
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Significance of the Present Study
1.3 Framework of the Thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Previous Researches on Conceptual Metaphor
2.2 Previous Researches on Textual Coherent Function of Conceptual Metaphor
3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 The Basis of Conceptual Metaphor—Experientialism
3.2 Classifications of Conceptual Metaphor
3.3 Features of Conceptual Metaphor
3.3.1 Systematicity of Conceptual Metaphor
3.3.2 Coherence of Conceptual Metaphor
3.4 Factors Influencing Text Coherence
3.4.1 Context
3.4.2 World Knowledge
3.4.3 Script and Frame
3.4.4 Pragmatic Presupposition
4 Research Methods
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Data Source
4.3 Data Collection
4.4 Data Analysis
5 Research Results and Discussion
5.1 Conceptual metaphors in the English-major students’ Writing
5.1.1 Orientatinal metaphor in the English-major students’ Writing
5.1.2 Structural metaphor in the English-major students’ Writing
5.1.3 Ontological metaphor in the English-major students’ Writing
5.2 Application of the Textual Coherent Function of Conceptual Metaphor in the English-major students’ Writing
5.2.1 Coherence Within a Single Metaphor
5.2.2 Coherence of Metaphors with Same Target Domain but Different Source Domains
5.3 The function of Conceptual Metaphor in the English-major students’ Writing
5.3.1 Function of Coherence
5.3.2 Highlighting and Hiding
6 Conclusion
6.1 Major Finding of the Present Study
6.2 Implication of the Present Study
6.3 Limitation of the Study
References
Appendix