Acknowledgements
Abstract in Chinese
Abstract in English
Introduction
0.1The aim of the study
0.2Review of literature and statement of problem
0.3Methodology
0.4Data
0.5Preview
Chapter One: An Overview of Transitivity Metaphor
1.1 The function of language and its transparency
1.2 The origin, cause and development of metaphor
1.3 Theories of metaphor
1.4 Multi-level system and realization
1.5 Transitivity and transitivity metaphor
1.6 Departure point of the study of transitivity metaphorization
1.7 Transitivity metaphorization and its stylistic effect
1.8 Summary
Chapter Two: Transference of Different Processes
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Other processes metaphorized into material process
2.2.1 Mental process metaphorized into material process
2.2.2 Relational process metaphorized into material process
2.2.3 Metaphorization from behavioral process to material process
2.2.4Metaphorization from existential process to material process
2.2.5Metaphorization from verbal process to material process
2.3 Other types of metaphorization from process A to process B
2.3.1 Metaphorization from existential process to verbal process
2.3.2Metaphorization from existential process to behavioral process
2.3.3 Metaphorization from mental process to relational process
2.3.4Metaphorization from existential process to behavioral process
2.3.5 Metaphorization from material process to mental process
2.4 Summary
Chapter Three: Transitivity Metaphor: Nominalization
3.1What is nominalization
3.2Features of nominalization: lexical density and grammatical intricacy
3.3 Stylistic effect of nominalization
3.3.1 Thematic connection
3.3.2 Encapsulation
3.3.3 Conciseness
3.3.4 Syntactic ambiguity
3.4 Summary
Chapter Four: Miscellaneous Types of Transitivity Metaphor
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Transitivity metaphorization: displacement of participants and circumstantial elements
4.3 Rankshift and hyperbole
4.3.1 Rankshift
4.3.2 Rankshift and hyperbole
4.4 Adjectivization
4.5 Verbalization
4.5.1 From noun to verb
4.5.2 From adjective to verb
4.5.3 From adverb to verb
4.6 Summary
Chapter Five: Transitivity Metaphorization and Style
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Transitivity metaphor and stylistic texture
5.2.1 Scientific discourse
5.2.2 discourse of history
5.2.3 Table of contents
5.2.4 Abstracts of academic writing
5.3 Transitivity metaphor and register
5.3.1 Transitivity metaphorization and field
5.3.2 Transitivity metaphorization and tenor
5.3.3 Transitivity metaphorization and mode
5.4 Transitivity metaphor and the stylistic cohesion
5.5 Transitivity metaphor and ideology
5.6 Summary
Conclusion
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