声明
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Significance of the Research
1.2.1 Theoretical Significance
1.2.2 Practical Significance
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 A Historical Overview of Theories on Metaphor
2.1.1 The Comparison Theory
2.1.2 The Substitution Theory
2.1.3 The Interaction Theory
2.1.4 Summary
2.2 Cognitive Approaches to Metaphor
2.2.1 The Features of Conceptual Metaphor
2.2.2 The Locus of Conceptual Metaphor
2.2.3 The Philosophical Background of Conceptual Metaphor
2.2.4 Summary
2.3 Conceptual Metaphor in Discourse Studies
2.3.1 Conceptual Metaphor in Literary Discourse
2.3.2 Conceptual Metaphor in Poetic Discourse
2.3.3 Conceptual Metaphor in Political Discourse
2.3.4 Conceptual Metaphor in Scientific Discourse
2.4 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 The Conceptual Metaphor Theory
3.1.1 The Characteristics of Conceptual Metaphor
3.1.2 The Classification of Conceptual Metaphor
3.2 The Schema Theory
3.3 The Conceptual Metaphor in Scientific Discourse
3.4 Summary
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 A Case Study
4.2 Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research
4.2.1 Quantitative Research
4.2.2 Qualitative Research
4.3 Data Collection
4.4 Summary
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 The Image Schemas in Scientific Discourse
5.2 The Scientific Discourse Metaphors
5.2.1 Conceptual Metaphor in Biological Discourse
5.2.2 Conceptual Metaphor in Geographical Discourse
5.2.3 Conceptual Metaphor in Physical Discourse
5.2.4 Conceptual Metaphors in Chemical Discourse
5.2.5 Conceptual Metaphors in Astronomical Discourse
5.3 The Functions of Conceptual Metaphors in Scientific Discourse
5.3.1 Topic Building Function
5.3.2 Discourse Coherence Constructing Function
5.3.3 Explanatory Function
Chapter Six Conclusion and Limitations
6.1 Major Findings of the Study
6.2 The Implications of the Study
6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for the Thesis
参考文献
致谢
Appendix
作者简介及成果介绍
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