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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Present Study
1.2 The Layout of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Rationale Relative to Metaphorical Cognition
2.1 A brief history of Metaphor
2.1.1 Rhetoric View
2.1.2 Interaction Theory
2.2 Contemporary Theory of Metaphor
2.2.1 Conceptual Metaphor
2.2.2 Systematic Feature of Conceptual Metaphor
2.2.3 Working Mechanism of Metaphor
2.2.4 Image Schema: Cognitive Basis of Metaphor
2.3 Lakoff's Classification of Conceptual Metaphor
2.3.1 Structural Metaphor
2.3.2Orientational Metaphor
2.3.3 Ontological Metaphor
2.4 Philosophical Basis and Cultural Influences
2.4.1 Experientialism
2.4.2 Culture Reflected in Metaphor
Chapter3 A Comparative Study of English/Chinese Time Metaphors
3.1 Structural Metaphors of Time
3.2Orientational Metaphors of Time
3.2.1 “Front-Back” Time Metaphors
3.2.2“Up-Down” Time Metaphors
3.3 Ontological Metaphors of Time
3.3.1 Time Regarded as a Concrete Entity
3.3.2 Time Regarded as a Container
3.3.3 Time Regarded as a Human
Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of English/Chinese Emotion Metaphors
4.1 Happiness Metaphorical Cognition in English and Chinese
4.1.1 Happiness Metaphors in English
4.1.2 Happiness Metaphors in Chinese
4.2 Anger Metaphorical Cognition in English and Chinese
4.2.1 Anger Metaphors in English
4.2.2 Anger Metaphors in Chinese
4.3 Fear Metaphorical Cognition in English and Chinese
4.3.1 Fear Metaphors in English
4.3.2 Fear Metaphors in Chinese
4.4 Sadness Metaphorical Cognition in English and Chinese
4.4.1 Sadness Metaphors in English
4.4.2 Sadness Metaphors in Chinese
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study
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