Abstract .............................................................................................. 错误！未定义书签。 摘 要 ................................................................................................. 错误！未定义书签。 Introduction ....................................................................................... 错误！未定义书签。 Chapter 错误！未定义书签。 Literature Review ........................ 错误！未定义书签。
1.1 Review of Metaphor Studies in American Presidential Inaugural Addresses ......... 1
1.1.1 Studies Abroad .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Previous Studies on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses .............. 4
1.2.1 General Studies of American Presidential Inaugural Addresses .................. 4 1.2.2 General Features of US Presidential Inaugural Addresses ........................... 7
Chapter 错误！未定义书签。 Theoretical Framework .............................................. 10
2.1 Origin of Conceptual Metaphor Theory ................................ 10 2.3 Work Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor .............................. 15
2.3.1 Metaphorical Mapping ............................................................................... 15 2.4 Essence of Conceptual Metaphor ..................................... 19 Chapter III The Recipient of Conceptual Metaphor in ................................................. 30 American Presidential Inaugural Addresses ................................................................... 31
3.1 Conflict Metaphors ................................................ 31
3.1.1 The Meaning of Conflict Metaphors .......................................................... 31 3.1.2 The Recipient of Conflict Metaphors ......................................................... 33 3.2 Journey Metaphors ................................................ 34
3.2.1 The Meaning of Journey Metaphors ........................................................... 34
Chapter IV Findings ....................................................................................................... 45
4.1 Religious Factors .................................................. 45 4.2 Historical Factors.................................................. 45 4.3 Political (Democracy and Human Rights) Factors ........................ 46
4.3.1 Democratic Factors ..................................................................................... 46 4.3.2 Factors of Human Rights ............................................................................ 47 4.4 Economic Factors ................................................. 48 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 49 Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 50 Acknowledgments .............................................................................................................. 51 作者简介 ............................................................................................................................. 52 攻读硕士学位期间研究成果 ............................................................................................. 52
