声明
致谢
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Purposes and Significance
1.3 Layout of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Metaphor
2.2 Metaphoric Competence
2.2.1 Definition of Metaphoric Competence
2.2.2 The Relationship Between Metaphoric and Linguistic Competence
2.2.3 Studies on Metaphoric Competence
Chapter Three Theoretical Basis
3.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory
3.1.1 Definition of Conceptual Metaphor
3.1.2 Classification of Conceptual Metaphor
3.1.3 Philosophy Foundation
3.1.4 Working Mechanism
3.2 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Chapter Four Research Design
4.1 Method
4.2 Research Questions and Hypotheses
4.3 Participants
4.4 Materials
4.5 Research Procedures
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 Each Group’s Results in Two Language Contexts
5.2 Two Groups’ Results in the Same Language Contexts
5.3 Each Group’s Results in Metaphorical Cognitive Process
5.3.1 Metaphor Identification
5.3.2 Understanding of Conventional and Novel Metaphors
5.3.3 Productive Quality
5.4 Discussion
5.4.1 Discussion of the First and Second Research Questions
5.4.2 Discussion of the Third Research Question
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Findings
6.2 Implications
6.3 Limitations and Further Study
参考文献
Appendix A Visual Metaphor Test
Appendix B Chinese Experimental Items
Appendix C English Experimental Items
Appendix D Information Collection
Appendix E Experimental Instruction
