声明
Table of Contents
Abstract
摘要
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1．1Background of the Study
1．2Motivations for the Study
1．3Significance of the Study
1．4Outline of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1Key Terms of the Study
2．1．1Metaphor
2．1．2Conceptual Metaphor
2．2Theoretical Framework of the Study
2．2．1Conceptual Metaphor Theory
2．2．2Critical Metaphor Analysis
2．3Relevant Studies at Home and Abroad
2．3．1Previous Studies on Metaphor at Home and Abroad
2．3．2Previous Studies on Critical Metaphor Analysis
2．3．3CMA on Conceptual Metaphor in News Discourse
2．4Summary
Chapter Three Research Methodology
3．1Research Questions
3．2Research Design
3．2．1Data Collection
3．2．2Research Instruments
3．2．4 Data Analysis
Chapter Four Comparative Analysis and Discussion
4．1 Similarities and Differences of Metaphors Used between Two Corpora
4．2Analysis of Underlying Attitudes from Two Media
4．2．1War Metaphors
4．2．2Container Metaphors
4．2．3Human Metaphors
4．2．4Machine Metaphors
4．2．5Journey Metaphors
4．3Functions of the Conceptual Metaphors in Two Corpora
4．3．1Explanation Function
4．3．2Evaluation Function
4．3．3Empathy Function
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5．1Major Findings
5．2Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research
References
Appendixes
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Acknowledgements
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