声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter one Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 The Purpose and Significance of the Research
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1.1 Cognitive Approaches to Poetry Abroad
2.1.2 Cognitive Approaches to Poetry at Home
2.2 Studies on Inlages
2.2.1 Dennition of Images
2.2.2 Cognitive Linguistic Studies on Images
2.3 Studies on Li’s Poems
2.3.2 Traditional Literary Studies on Li’s Poems
2.3.3 Linguistic Studies on Li’s Poems
2.4 Summary
Chapter Three Theories and Methodologies
3.1.1 The Internal Structure of Metaphor
3.1.2 The Poetic Metaphor
3.2 Image Schema Theory
3.3 Research Methodology
3.3.2 Data Collection
3.3.3 Research Design
3.4 Summary
Chapter Four Core Images in Li’s Poems
4.2 Descriptions of Core Images in Li’s Poems
4.2.1 Non-metaphorical Images
4.2.2 Metaphorical Images
4.3 Summary
Chapter Five Image Schema Renected in Core Images
5.1 Introduction
5.2 CONTAINER
5.3 SCALE
5.4 CYCLE
5.5 other Image Schemata
5.6 Summary
Chapter Six Conceptual Metaphors Renected in Core Images
6.1 Introduction
6.2 ontological Metaphor
6.2.1 FLOWERS ARE FEMALES
6.2.2 FEMALES ARE FLOWERS
6.2.3 Bidirectional Mappings Between Flowers and Females
6.3 Orientational Metaphor
6.4 Structural Metaphor
6.5 Summary
Chapter SeVen Conclusion
7.1 Major Findings
7.2 Limitations of the Research
7.3 Implications for the Literary Analysis
Bibliography
Appendix The Chinese and English Version of the Cited Poems
Aclmowledgments