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Chapter Ⅰ Introduction
1.1 Brief Introduction
1.2 Purpose of the Thesis
Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review
2.1 Definitions
2.2 Different Approaches to Metaphor
2.2.1 Traditional Rhetorical Approaches
2.2.2 Semantic Approaches
2.2.3 Pragmatic Approaches
2.2.2 Cognitive Approaches
2.2.4 Studies on Metaphor in China
2.3 The Theoretical Framework for the Thesis
2.3.1 Brief Introduction
2.3.2 Propositions in the Relevance Theory
2.4 Studies on context
2.4.1 Definition of Context
2.4.2 Traditional Views on Context
2.4.3 The Dynamic View on the Context in the Relevance Theory
Chapter Ⅲ Classifications and Semantic Features of Metaphor
3.1 Classifications of Metaphor
3.1.1. By the Form
3.1.2 By the Function
3.1.3. By the Similarity
3.1.4. By the Conventionality
3.1.5. A Cognitive Point of View
3.2 Semantic Features of Metaphor
3.2.1. Semantic Contradiction
3.2.2. Calculability
3.2.3. Vagueness
3.2.4. Cancellability
Chapter Ⅳ Metaphor Understanding
4.1 Metaphor Recognition
4.1.1 Metaphorical Linguistic Signs
4.1.2 Semantic or Pragmatic Clues
4.2 Inference of Metaphor Meanings
4.2.1 Word-Source Metaphors
4.2.2 Sentence -Source Metaphors
4.2.3 Transcendent Sentence-Source Metaphorical Expressions
Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion
5.1 Major Conclusions
5.2 Implications of the thesis
5.2.1 A Source of Meaning Changes
5.2.2 Using Metaphor as a Teaching Device
5.3 Limitations of the Research
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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