声明
摘要
ABSTRACT
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Research
1.2 Objectives and Research Questions of the Research
1.3 Significance of the Research
1.4 Organization of this Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 The Classical Views on Metaphor
2.2 The Cognitive Metaphor Theories
2.2.1 The Conceptual Metaphor Theory
2.2.2 The Conceptual Blending Theory
2.3 Previous Studies of Conceptual Metaphors in Economic Discourses
2.3.1 Studies from the Linguistic Perspective
2.3.2 Studies from the Cognitive Perspective
2.3.3 Summary
Chapter Three Research Methodology
3.1 Data Collection
3.1.1 Source of the Data
3.1.2 Criteria for Metaphor Identification
3.2 Data Processing
3.2.1 Data Classification
3.2.2 Statistic Description of the Data
Chapter 4 Application of CMT and CBT to the Interpretation of Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese Economic Discourses
4.1 Interpreting Conceptual Metaphors under the CMT
4.1.1 The UP/DOWN Metaphor
4.1.2 The JOURNEY Metaphor
4.1.3 The WAR Metaphor
4.1.4 The BUILDING Metaphor
4.1.5 The EATING Metaphor
4.1.6 The ORGANISM Metaphor
4.1.7 The LIQUID Metaphor
4.1.8 The CONTAINER Metaphor
4.2 Interpreting Conceptual Metaphors under the CBT
4.2.1 Case One—JOURNEY Metaphor
4.2.2 Case TWo—HUMAN BEING Metaphor
4.2.3 Case Three—EATING Metaphor
Chapter Five Discussion
5.1 The Reasons for Similarities and Differences of the Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese Economic Discourses
5.2 The Advantages of CBT over CMT in Interpreting the Conceptual Metaphors
5.3 The Problems of CBT in Interpreting the Conceptual Metaphors
5.4 Summary
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Main Findings
6.2 Limitations of this Research
6.3 Suggestions for Future Research
Appendix
Bibliography
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Acknowledgments