摘要4-5
Abstract5-9
Chapter One Introduction9-16
1.1 The origin and nature of two-part allegorical sayings9-11
1.2 The definition of two-part allegorical sayings11-12
1.3 The classification of two-part allegorical sayings12-14
1.4 The research object14
1.5 The research purpose14-15
1.6 The structure of the thesis15-16
Chapter Two Literature Review16-24
2.1 Introduction16
2.2 Foreign researches into two-part allegorical sayings16-17
2.3 Domestic researches into two-part allegorical sayings17-21
2.3.1 The structural study of two-part allegorical sayings17-18
2.3.2 The functional study of two-part allegorical sayings18-19
2.3.3 The semantic study of two-part allegorical sayings19-20
2.3.4 The cognitive study of two-part allegorical sayings20-21
2.4 Summary21-24
Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations24-37
3.1 Conceptual Blending Theory24-28
3.1.1 The framework of Conceptual Blending Theory24
3.1.2 Conceptual Blending Theory24-26
3.1.3 Classifications of Conceptual Integration Networks26-28
3.1.4 The processes of conceptual blending28
3.2 Relevance Theory28-32
3.3 Complementarities between Conceptual Blending Theory and Relevance Theory32-36
3.4 Summary36-37
Chapter Four A Conceptual Blending and Relevance Analysis of the On-pne MeaningConstruction of Two-part allegorical sayings37-54
4.1 Introduction37
4.2 A conceptual blending and relevance analysis of two-part allegorical sayings37-53
4.2.1 The conceptual blending and relevance analysis of two-part allegorical sayings in simple networks38-41
4.2.2 The conceptual blending and relevance analysis of two-part allegorical sayings in mirror networks41-44
4.2.3 The conceptual blending and relevance analysis of two-part allegorical sayings in single-scope networks44-46
4.2.4 The conceptual blending and relevance analysis of two-part allegorical sayings in double-scope networks46-50
4.2.5 The conceptual blending and relevance analysis of two-part allegorical sayings in multiple-scope networks50-53
4.3 Summary53-54
Chapter Five Conclusion54-58
5.1 Findings of the study and Imppcations for Two-part allegorical sayings Research54-56
5.2 Limitations and suggestions for further Research56-58
Bibpography58-61
Appendix61-63
Acknowledgements63