本站原创Acknowledgements5-6
Abstract6-8
摘要8-11
Chapter One Introduction11-14
1.1 Purpose and significance of the thesis11-12
1.2 Research methodology12
1.3 Organization of the thesis12-14
Chapter Two Literature Review14-23
2.1 Studies on metaphor14-19
2.1.1 The substitution theory14-16
2.1.2 The comparison theory16-17
2.1.3 The interaction theory17-18
2.1.4 The mapping theory18-19
2.1.5 The conceptual blending theory19
2.2 Studies on conceptual metaphor19-23
2.2.1 Studies abroad19-20
2.2.2 Studies in China20-21
2.2.3 Previous research of The Bluest Eye21-23
Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation23-29
3.1 Definition of conceptual metaphor23
3.2 Classification of conceptual metaphor23-26
3.2.1 Structural metaphors23-24
3.2.2 Orientational metaphors24-25
3.2.3 Ontological metaphors25-26
3.3 Cognition functions of conceptual metaphor26-29
3.3.1 Cognition performance of conceptual metaphor26-27
3.3.2Cognition function of conceptual metaphor27-28
3.3.3 Relationship between cognitive and conceptual metaphor28-29
Chapter Four The Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors in The Bluest Eye29-56
4.1 Toni Morrison and The Bluest Eye29-32
4.2 Structural metaphors appped in The Bluest Eye and its cognitive function32-41
4.2.1 The analysis of nature in The Bluest Eye from the view of structural metaphors32-36
4.2.2 The analysis of food in The Bluest Eye from the view of structural metaphors36-38
4.2.3 The analysis of hand in The Bluest Eye from the view of structural metaphors38-41
4.3 Orientational metaphors appped in The Bluest Eye and its cognitive function41-43
4.3.1 Orientational metaphors and its cognitive function41-42
4.3.2 Features of orientational metaphors and their cognitive function42-43
4.4 Ontological metaphors appped in The Bluest Eye43-50
4.4.1 Substance metaphors and its cognitive functions43-46
4.4.2 Container metaphor and its cognitive functions46-48
4.4.3 Personification metaphors and its cognitive functions48-50
4.5 Overlapping among structural metaphors, orientational metaphors and ontological metaphors50-52
4.6 Cross-domain mapping analysis of conceptual metaphor in The Bluest Eye52-56
4.6.1 Cross-domain mapping of the structural metaphor52-53
4.6.2 Cross-domain mapping of the orientational metaphor53-54
4.6.3 Cross-domain mapping of the ontological metaphor54-56
Chapter Five Conclusion56-59
5.1 Major findings of the thesis56-57
5.2 Limitations of the thesis and suggestions for further study57-59
Bibpography59-62
Appendix62