本站原创Acknowledgements4-5
摘要5-6
Abstract6-8
Introduction8-9
Chapter One A Brief Review of Metaphor Studies9-21
1.1 Metaphor Studies in the West9-16
1.1.1 The Rhetoric Approach to Metaphor9-10
1.1.2 The Semantic Approach to Metaphor10-11
1.1.3 Multi-discippnary Approaches to Metaphor11-16
1.2 Metaphor Studies in China16-17
1.3 A Brief Introduction to Metaphors in Zhuangzi17-21
Chapter Two Textual Metaphors in Zhuangzi21-32
2.1 A Brief Review of Previous Studies on Textual Metaphor21-23
2.2 A Working Definition of Textual Metaphor23
2.3 Methodology and Data Collection23-30
2.4 Summary30-32
Chapter Three An Analysis of Textual Metaphors in Zhuangzi32-54
3.1 Introduction32
3.2 Structural Features of Textual Metaphors in Zhuangzi32-45
3.2.1 Internal Structure of Textual Metaphors in Zhuangzi32-36
3.2.2 Structural Relationship Between Textual Metaphors in Each Chapter of Zhuangzi36-42
3.2.3 General Structure of Textual Metaphors in the Whole Text of Zhuangzi42-45
3.3 Functions of Textual Metaphors in Zhuangzi45-54
3.3.1 Explanation46-47
3.3.2 Persuasion47-48
3.3.3 Reconceptuapzation48-50
3.3.4 Analogical Argument50-51
3.3.5 Filpng Lexical Gaps51-52
3.3.6 Expressing Emotion52-54
Chapter Four Conclusion54-56
References56-58