声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chaper1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research
1.3 Layout of the Research
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Previous Study on Metaphor
2.2 Previous Study on Metaphor in Political Discourse
2.3 Previous Study on New Year Editorials
2.4 Conceptual Metaphor Theory
2.4.1 Conceptual Metaphor
2.4.2 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor
2.4.3 Features of Conceptual Metaphor
2.5 Critical Metaphor Analysis
2.5.1 Introduction to Critical Metaphor Analysis
2.5.2 Definition of Metaphor in Critical Metaphor Analysis
2.5.3 Procedure of Critical Metaphor Analysis
Chapter 3 Research Methodology
3.1 Data Collection
3.1.1 Corpus of the Study:New Year Editorials
3.1.2 Reasons for Collecting Data from 1978
3.2 Data Analysis
3.2.1 Metaphor Identification and Classification
3.2.2 Metaphor Interpretation
3.2.3 Metaphor Explanation
Chapter 4 Metaphors in New Year Editorials of People's Daily
4.1 Identified Metaphorical Patterns in New Year Editorials
4.2 Interpretation of Metaphorical Patterns
4.2.1 Journey Metaphors
4.2.2 Building Metaphors
4.2.3 War Metaphors
4.2.4 Organism Metaphors
4.2.5 Machine Metaphors
4.2.6 Navigation Metaphors
4.2.7 Writing Metaphors
4.2.8 Family Metaphors
4.2.9 Summary
4.3 Explanation of Diachronic Distributions of Metaphorical Patterns
4.3.1 Diaehronic Distribution of Journey Metaphors
4.3.2 Diaehronie Distribution of Building Metaphors
4.3.3 Diachronic Distribution of war Metaphors
4.3.4 Diaehronic Distribution of Organism Metaphors
4.3.5 Diaehronic Distribution of Machine Metaphors
4.3.6 Diachronie Distribution of Navigation Metaphors
4.3.7 Diaehronic Distribution of Writing Metaphors
4.3.8 Diachronic Distribution of Family Metaphors
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Summary of Major Findings
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Appendix
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