Abstract Acknowledgments List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.1.1 The real estate market in China 1.1.2 English news reports in China 1.1.3 Cognitive science 1.2 Research questions and objectives 1.3 Outline of the thesis Chapter 2 Literature Review 2.1 Metaphor in the cognitive paradigm 2.1.1 Category, prototype and schema 2.1.2 Frame and metaphor 2.1.3 Relevance theory 2.1.4 Conceptual Metaphor Theory 2.2 Metaphor in the functional paradigm 2.2.1 Metaphor as a rhetorical device 2.2.2 Metaphor as a marker of identity, social relations and ideology.. 2.3 The cognitive and functional approaches to metaphor study 2.4 Studies into metaphor in business English 2.5 Metaphor studies in the genre of real estate reports 2.6 Organic metaphor 2.6.1 Organic metaphor and society 2.6.2 Organic metaphor and economy 2.6.3 Organic metaphor in business and economic genres 2.7 Summary Chapter 3 Research Methodotogy 3.1 Data collection 3.2 Research framework 3.2.1 Critical Metaphor Analysis 3.2.2 Corpus Linguistics 3.2.3 Corpus-based study 3.3 Metaphor identification 3.4 FrameNet Tool 3.4.1 Frame and frame element (FE) 3.4.2 Frame to frame relations 3.5 Analytic approach-- trinocular perspective 3.5.1 From below 3.5.2 From roundabout 3.5.3 From above 3.6 Summary Chapter 4 Physical Orientation 4.1 Analysis of LOW metaphors 4.1.1 Frames and constructions of LOW metaphors 4.1.2 The network of LOW metaphors 4.1.3 Scenarios of LOW metaphors 4.2 Analysis of FALL metaphors 4.2.1 Frames and constructions of FALL metaphors
4.2.2 The network of FALL metaphors 4.2.3 Scenarios of FALL metaphors 4.3 Analysis of RISE metaphors 4.3.1 Frames and constructions of RISE metaphors 4.3.2 The network of RISE metaphors 4.3.3 Scenarios of RISE metaphors 4.4 User identity of UP/DOWN physical orientation metaphors 4.5 Functions of UP/DOWN physical orientation metaphors 4.6 Summary Chapter 5 Hearth Metaphors 5.1 Analysis of STRONG metaphors 5.1.1 Frames and constructions of STRONG metaphors 5.1.2 The network of STRONG metaphors 5.1.3 Scenarios of STRONG metaphors 5.2 Analysis of SUFFERING metaphors 5.2.1 Frames and constructions of SUFFERING metaphors 5.2.2 The network of SUFFERING metaphors 5.2.3 Scenarios of SUFFERING metaphors 5.3 Analysis of ACTIVE metaphors 5.3.1 Frames and constructions of ACTIVE metaphors 5.3.2 The networkofACTIVE metaphors 5.3.3 Scenarios oftheACTIVE Image 5.4 Analysis of EASE metaphors 5.4.1 Frames and constructions of EASE metaphors 5.4.2 The network of EASE metaphors 5.4.3 Scenarios of EASE mental state 5.5 User identity of HEALTH metaphors 5.6 Functions of HEALTH metaphors 5.7 Summary Chapter 6 Physical Combat Metaphors 6.1 Analysis of HIT metaphors 6.1.1 Frames and constructions of HIT metaphors 6.1.2 The network of HIT metaphors 6.1.3 Scenarios of HIT metaphors 6.2 Analysis of IMPACT metaphors 6.2.1 Frames and constructions of IMPACT metaphors 6.2.2 The network of IMPACT metaphors 6.2.3 Scenarios of IMPACT Metaphors 6.3 Analysis of DRAG metaphors 6.3.1 Frames and constructions of DRAG metaphors 6.3.2 The network of DRAG metaphors 6.3.3 Scenarios of DRAG metaphors 6.4 User identity of physical combat metaphors 6.5 Functions of organic physical combat metaphors 6.6 Summary Chapter 7 Conclusions 7.1 The main features of the study 7.2 The significant findings of the study 7.3 Implications of the study 7.4 Limitations of the study and further perspectives
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