英文摘要 | 第5页 |
中文摘要 | 第7-9页 |
Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-16页 |
1. 1 A Brief Account of the Study of Metaphor | 第9-11页 |
1. 2 Metaphor is the Process of Thought and Reasoning That Guides The Construction of Meaning | 第11页 |
1. 3 The Importance of Meaning Construction | 第11-12页 |
1. 4 Some Controversies about Metaphor-related Meaning | 第12-13页 |
1. 5 Metaphor as Interrelated Process | 第13页 |
1. 6 Why Computer Discourse | 第13-14页 |
1. 7 The Framework of This Thesis | 第14页 |
1. 8 The Methodology of This Study | 第14-15页 |
1. 9 The Goals of This Study | 第15-16页 |
Chapter 2 Theoretical Context | 第16-46页 |
2. 1 Conceptual Metaphor-the Precursor of Conceptual Blending | 第16-19页 |
2. 1. 1 The Essence of Conceptual Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
2. 1. 2 The Theoretical Significance of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19页 |
2. 2 The Interpretation of Novel Metaphor and Complex Metaphor within the Framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第19-21页 |
2. 2. 1 Novel Extensions of Conventional Metaphors | 第20页 |
2. 2. 2 Image Metaphors | 第20页 |
2. 2. 3 Generic-level Metaphors | 第20-21页 |
2. 3 Its Inadequacies in the Explanation of Novel and Complex Metaphor | 第21-26页 |
2. 3. 1 The Phenomena it Accounts for:Deep Metaphor | 第22页 |
2. 3. 2 Poverty of Mappings | 第22-23页 |
2. 3. 3 Its Irreversibility | 第23页 |
2. 3. 4 Its Incapability to Solve the Problem of When Source and Target Properties Must Be Reserved | 第23-24页 |
2. 3. 5 The Denial of Similarity | 第24页 |
2. 3. 6 Simultaneous Mapping and Dual Metaphor | 第24页 |
2. 3. 7 The Inconsistency of Mapping | 第24-25页 |
2. 3. 8 The Limits of Conceptual Domain | 第25-26页 |
2. 4 The Advent of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第26-29页 |
2. 4. 1 Mental Space Theory | 第26-28页 |
2. 4. 2 The Projection into Middle Spaces | 第28-29页 |
2. 5 Conceptual Blending | 第29-43页 |
2. 5. 1 The Network Model of Conceptual Integration | 第30-33页 |
2. 5. 2 Constraints on Blending Theory | 第33-34页 |
2. 5. 3 The Gradients of Blending and Degree of Entrenchment | 第34-37页 |
2. 5. 4 Conceptual Metaphor as a Collateral Feature of Conceptual Blending | 第37-38页 |
2. 5. 5 A Backstage Cognition | 第38-40页 |
2. 5. 6 The Ubiquity and Learning of Blending | 第40页 |
2. 5. 7 The strength of Conceptual Blending | 第40-43页 |
2. 5. 7. 1 The Multi-spaces and Multidirectional Influence | 第40-41页 |
2. 5. 7. 2 The Superiority of Mental Space | 第41页 |
2. 5. 7. 3 The Merits of Middle Spaces | 第41-42页 |
2. 5. 7. 4 The Dynamics of Integration Process | 第42页 |
2. 5. 7. 5 The Power of Emergent Structure | 第42页 |
2. 5. 7. 6 Wide Application | 第42-43页 |
2. 6 Further Comparison of Two Mechanisms with Examples | 第43-44页 |
2. 7 Summary | 第44-46页 |
Chapter 3 Metaphors for Computer | 第46-54页 |
3. 1 Computer without Metaphor is Like a Fish Without Water | 第46-48页 |
3. 1. 1 The Cognitive Function of Metaphor | 第46-47页 |
3. 1. 2 The Characteristics of Computer Discourse | 第47-48页 |
3. 2 Metaphors for Computer | 第48-51页 |
3. 2. 1 Interface Metaphor | 第48-49页 |
3. 2. 1. 1 Software Interface Metaphor | 第49页 |
3. 2. 1. 2 Hardware Interface Metaphor | 第49页 |
3. 2. 2 Metaphor in the Computer-based Internet | 第49-51页 |
3. 2. 3 Other Software Metaphors | 第51页 |
3. 2. 4 Other Hardware Metaphors | 第51页 |
3. 2. 5 Other Metaphors for Computer Discourse | 第51页 |
3. 3 Novel Metaphor | 第51-54页 |
Chapter 4 Case Study | 第54-84页 |
Case Study 1 Computer Virus as a Blend | 第54-59页 |
Case study 2 Computer Desktop as a Blend | 第59-64页 |
Case Study 3 The Information Highway as a Blend | 第64-74页 |
Case Study 4 Computer Mouse as a Blend | 第74-78页 |
Case Study 5 Cyberspace as a Blend | 第78-80页 |
Case Study 6 Email as a Blend | 第80-84页 |
Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第84-86页 |
Acknowledgements | 第86-87页 |
Reference | 第87-91页 |