声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
CONTENTS
List of Figures and Table
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Questions and Research Significance
1.3 Data Collection and Methodology
1.4 Note on Terminology
1.5 Thesis Layout
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.2.1 Foreign Studies
2.2.2 Domestie Studies
2.3 Studies on Multimodal Metaphor in Cartoons
2.3.1 Foreign Studies
2.3.2 Domestic Studies
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.2.1 Origin
3.2.2 Architecture
3.2.3 Operation
3.3 Networks of CBT
3.3.1 Simplex Networks
3.3.2 Mirror Networks
3.3.3 Single-scope Networks
3.3.4 Double-scope Networks
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 Cognitive Analysis of Multimodal Metaphor in Political Cartoons
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Construction Mechanisms of Multimodal Metaphor
4.2.1 Simplex Networks
4.2.2 Mirror Networks
4.2.3 Single-Scope Networks
4.2.4 Double-Scope Networks
4.3 Cognitive Motivations of Multimodal Metaphor
4.3.1 Semantic Confliction
4.3.2 Similarity Creation
4.3.3 Concretization to Abstraction
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies
References
Appendices