Abstract
摘要
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Impetus of the study
1.2 Assumptions about simile and metaphor
1.3 Purpose and rationale of the study
1.4 Theoretical foundation of the study
1.5 Research methodology
1.6 The organization of the dissertation
Chapter 2 Definitions of Simile and Metaphor and Some Related Notions
2.1 Definitions of simile and metaphor
2.1.1 Simile in relation to metaphor
2.1.2 Simile as a version of metaphor
2.2 Different names for topic and vehicle
2.3 Typical and atypical structures
2.4 I dentification of simile and metaphor
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 Comparison between Simile, Metaphor and Their Literal Counterparts
3.1 Indirect process and direct process
3.2 Features of simile and metaphor vs.their literal counterparts
3.2.1 Low/high salience vs.high/high salience
3.2.2 Semantic anomaly vs.semantic literality
3.2.3 Interchangeability vs.non-interchangeability
3.2.4 Reversibility vs.non-reversibility
3.3 The use of simile and metaphor
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 A Survey of the Relationship between Simile and Metaphor
4.1 The equivalence view
4.1.1 The comparison model
4.1.2 The categorization model
4.1.3 Conceptual metaphor theory
4.2 The non-equivalence view
4.2.1 The conventionality model
4.2.2 The literal base model
4.3 Empirical studies on the competing views
4.3.1 The conventionality hypothesis
4.3.2 Aptness hypothesis
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Research Description
5.1 Research questions
5.2 Pilot study
5.3 Design of questionnaires
5.4 Participants and role of the researcher
5.5 Data process and analysis
Chapter 6 Experiments and Analyses
6.1 Simile attributive and metaphor relational
6.1.1 Experiment 1
6.1.2 Results and discussion
6.2 Simile less similar and metaphor more similar
6.2.1 Experiment 2
6.2.2 Results of holistie and discrete similarity rating
6.2.3 Discussion
6.3 Simile less familiar and metaphor more familiar
6.3.1 Experiment 3
6.3.2 Results and discussion
6.4 Simile more symmetric and metaphor more asymmetric
6.4.1 Experiment 4
6.4.2 Results and discussion of asymmetry ratings
6.4.3 Results and discussion of reversibility
6.5 Simile with concrete-concrete pairing and metaphor abstract-concrete pairing
6.5.1 Procedure of the study
6.5.2 Results and discussion
6.6 Summary
Chapter 7 Conclusions
7.1 Simile-metaphor distinction
7.2 Simile-metaphor overlapping
7.3 Simile-metaphor continuum
7.4 Theoretical implications
7.5 Limitations of the study
7.6 Suggestions for future study
Bibliography
Appendices