| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Previous Studies on Metaphor Comprehension | 第14-24页 |
| ·Metaphor Comprehension: Sequential Access | 第14-17页 |
| ·Metaphor Comprehension: Direct Access | 第17-20页 |
| ·Metaphor Comprehension: Dual Access | 第20-22页 |
| ·Research on Chinese Figurative Language | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two Limitations of Previous Studies | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Operational Definitions of "Literal Meaning" and "Metaphor" | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Four Research Question and Hypothesis | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Five Research Design | 第30-60页 |
| ·Method | 第30-31页 |
| ·Materials | 第31-47页 |
| ·Apparatus | 第47-48页 |
| ·Procedure | 第48-59页 |
| ·Three preliminary studies | 第50-52页 |
| ·Structure of the E-Prime experiment | 第52-58页 |
| ·Field experiment | 第58-59页 |
| ·Subjects | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Six Procedure of Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第60-64页 |
| Chapter Seven Results and Discussion | 第64-71页 |
| Chapter Eight General Discussion, Implications and Limitations | 第71-78页 |
| ·General Discussion and Implications | 第72-74页 |
| ·Limitations | 第74-78页 |
| References | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix | 第81-113页 |
| Appendix A Questionnaire on Acceptability of Metaphor Sentences | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix B Questionnaire on Semantic Association Between Primes and Vehicles | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix C Questionnaire on Familiarity of Two-Character Phrases (Primes) | 第83-84页 |
| Appendix D Acceptability Data of Metaphor Sentences | 第84-89页 |
| Appendix E Semantic Association Data Between Primes and Vehicles | 第89-96页 |
| Appendix F Familiarity Data of Primes | 第96-102页 |
| Appendix G Six Original Collections of Matched Groups | 第102-107页 |
| Appendix H Six Experimental Matched Groups | 第107-109页 |
| Appendix I Filler Sentences for Six Experimental Matched Groups | 第109-111页 |
| Appendix J Instruction, Break and Goodbye Blocks in Computer Experiment | 第111-112页 |
| Appendix K 学生实验守则 | 第112-113页 |
| Appendix L Subjects' Mean RTs for Each Group | 第113页 |
