Chapter 1 Introduction / l
1.1 A Discoursal Turn of Metaphor Research / 1
1.2 Metaphor and Discourse Coherence / 6
1.3 Aims of the Present Study / 11
1.4 An Overview of the Book / 14
Chapter 2 Metaphor in Discourse Analysis / 16
2.1 Introduction / 16
2.2 Aspects of Discourse Functions of Metaphor / 19
2.3 Metaphor in Discourse Comprehension / 26
2. 3. 1 Metaphor in Comprehending Literary Discourse / 26
2. 3. 2 Metaphor in Comprehending Educational Discourse / 29
2. 3. 3 Metaphor in Comprehending Scientific Discourse / 31
2. 3. 4 Metaphor in Critical Discourse Analysis / 34
2.4 Metaphor in Discourse Construction / 39
2. 4. 1 Metaphor and Global Construction of Discourse / 39
2. 4. 2 Metaphor and Local Construction of Discourse / 46
2.5 Summary/ 54
Chapter 3 Towards A Metaphor Theoretical Approach to the Study of Discourse Coherence / 57
3.1 Introduction / 57
3.2 Three Approaches to Coherence Research: An Overview / 58
3. 2. 1 Semantic Approach to Discourse Coherence / 59
3. 2. 2 Pragmatic Approach to Discourse Coherence / 60
3. 2. 3 Cognitive Approach to Discourse Coherence / 62
3.3 An Integrative Study of Discourse Coherence / 64
3.4 Exploring Levels of Metaphors in Discourse / 73
3. 4. 1 Cameron's Applied Linguistic Approach / 73
3. 4. 2 Steen's Metaphor Checklist / 76
3. 4. 3 Charteris - Black's Discourse Model of Metaphor / 78
3. 4. 4 A Proposed Model on Levels of Metaphors in Discourse / 80
3.5 Towards a Metaphor Theoretical Framework for Discourse Coherence Research / 83
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