隱喻的研究從古希臘時代開始就引起眾多學者的注意。亞里士多德將隱喻定義為“把屬于一事物的詞用到另一事物上”。古典傳統(tǒng)修辭學認為隱喻是一種語言的“偏離”或“寄生”現(xiàn)象，獨立于人類認知系統(tǒng)之外；其本質(zhì)是對語言的“裝飾”功能。因此，隱喻研究長期停留在語言修辭的層面，處于邊緣化狀態(tài)。隨著20世紀80年代認知語言學的崛起，人類開始探索體驗性認知在語言的形成、發(fā)展和使用過程中所起的主導作用。倘若我們說認知語言學是研究語言上的特征如何反映人類對客觀世界的認知，那么隱喻則為我們提供了闡明這一關(guān)系的生動實例。《我們所賴以生存的隱喻》一書的出版，標志著認知隱喻理論的誕生，隱喻不再僅局限于一種話語現(xiàn)象，而是被提升到認知的層次。隱喻研究從此有了質(zhì)的突破，進入了跨學科、跨領(lǐng)域的時代。
序
前言
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 A General Overview of Theories on Metaphor
2.1 Traditional Views of Metaphor
2.1.1 Comparison and Substitution Theo~
2.1.2 Interaction Theory
2.1.3 Summary
2.2 Cognitive View of Metaphor——The Theoretical Framework of the Study
2.2.1 The Working Mechanism of Metaphor The Cross-domain Mapping
2.2.2 The Experiential Basis of Metaphor
2.2.3 The Categories of Metaphor
2.2.4 The Main Characteristics of Metaphor
2.2.5 Summary
2.3 Recent Studies Adopting the Cognitive Approach to Metaphor
2.4 Issues Faced by the Cognitive Approach to Metaphor
2.5 The "Purpose of the Present Study
2.5.1 A Case Study on Metaphors in Chinese Economic Discourse(1949 -2008) from a Diachronic Perspective
2.5.2 A Case Study on Metaphors in English and Chinese Economic Discourse (2003 -2008) from a Cross-linguistic Perspective
Chapter 3 Methodological Considerations
3.1 The Thorny Issue of Metaphor Identification
3.1.1 The Criteria for Metaphor Identification
3.1.2 How to Get from Linguistic Metaphor to Conceptual Metaphor
3.2 The Corpus-based Approach
3.2.1 Extracting Metaphors from Corpora
3.2.2.The Corpora of the Study
Chapter 4 A Study on Metaphors in Chinese Economic Discourse ( 1949 - 2008)
4.1 Statistical Analysis of Metaphors in Chinese Economic Discourses
4.2 Metaphors in the Discourses before the Reform and Opening-up ( 1949 - 1978)
4.2.1 The War Metaphor
4.2.2 The Human Being Metaphor
4.2.3 The Journey Metaphor
4.2.4 The Liquid Metaphor
4.3 Metaphors in the Discourses During and After Carrying Out the Policy of the Reform and Opening-up(1979 - 2008)
4.3.1 The War Metaphor
4.3.2 The Game Metaphor
4.3.3 The Human Being Metaphor
4.3.4 The Journey Metaphor
4.3.5 The Mechanism Metaphor
4.3.6 The Building Metaphor
4.3.7 The Liquid Metaphor
4.4 A Comparative Analysis of Metaphors Used in Two Different Periods
4.4.1 The Similarities
4.4.2 The Differences
Chapter 5 A Study on Metaphors in English and Chinese Economic Discourses on Mergers and Acquisitions(2003－2008)
5.1 Dominant Metaphors in English and Chinese Mergers and Acquisitions Discourses
5.1.1 The War and Fighting Metaphor
5.1.2 The Marriage/Romance Metaphor
5.1.3 The Game/Sports Metaphor
5.1.4 The Hunting Metaphor
5.1.5 Co-occurrence of Metaphors
5.1.6 Discussion
5.2 A Comparative Analysis of Metaphors in Mergers and Acquisitions Discourses
5.2.1 Cultural Models
5.2.2 Differences in the Frequency
5.2.3 Differences in the Category
5.3 Summary
Appendix
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 The Findings of the Study
6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
6.2.1 Limitations
6.2.2 Suggestions for Future Research
Bibliography
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