1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the thesis
1.2 Purpose and significance of the thesis
1.3 Layout of the thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Studies on Shakespeare’s sonnets
2.2 Studies on themes in Shakespeare’s sonnets
2.3 Studies on discourse coherence
2.4 Studies on conceptual metaphors
2.5 Studies on metaphor’s discourse function
2.6 Summary
3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Discourse and discourse coherence theory
3.1.1 The definition of discourse
3.1.2 Discourse coherence
3.2 Construction of discourse coherence under conceptual metaphor
3.2.1 Conceptual metaphor and discourse coherence
3.2.2 Metaphorical mapping mechanism and discourse coherence
3.2.3 Systematicity of conceptual metaphors and discourse coherence
3.2.4 Coherence of conceptual metaphors and discourse coherence
3.3 Summary
4 Thematic Metaphors in Shakespeare’s Sonnets
4.1 Themes in Shakespeare’s sonnets
4.2 Procedures for thematic metaphors identification
4.3 Data management
4.4 Summary
5 Constructing the Discourse Coherence of Shakespeare's Sonnets by Thematic Metaphors
5.1 Construction of discourse coherence under the LOVE metaphors
5.1.1 Local coherence within a single LOVE metaphor
5.1.2 Global coherence under the construction of LOVE metaphors
5.2 Construction of discourse coherence under the TIME metaphors
5.2.1 Local coherence within a single TIME metaphor
5.2.2 Global coherence under the construction of TIME metaphors
5.3 Construction of discourse coherence under the LIFE metaphors
5.3.1 Local coherence within a single LIFE metaphor
5.3.2 Global coherence under the construction of LIFE metaphors
5.4 Construction of discourse coherence under the BEAUTY metaphors
5.4.1 Local coherence within a single BEAUTY metaphor
5.4.2 Global coherence under the construction of BEAUTY metaphors
5.5 Global coherence across different thematic metaphors
5.6 Summary
5.6.1 Thematic metaphor’s entailments and local coherence
5.6.2 Global coherence under the “interaction” of thematic metaphors
6 Conclusion
6.1 Main findings of this thesis
6.2 Limitations of this thesis and future research plan
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致谢
声明
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