●Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Prologue
1.2 Intellectual History of Metaphor Study
1.3 Current Interest and Method of This Study
1.4 The Framework of This Book
Chapter 2 Theories on Nature of Metaphor
2.1 Aristotle and Metaphor
2.2 Traditional Theories of Metaphor
2.3 Creative Theory
2.4 Cognitive Theories of Metaphor
2.5 Chapter Summary
Chapter 3 Cognitive Metaphor and Memory in IPS
3.1 Metaphor Interpretation in Cognitive Linguistics
3.2 CMT and ACV Views about Metaphor in Cognition
3.3 Metaphor Interpretation and Memory
3.4 Information Processing of Metaphor
3.5 Chapter Summary
Chapter 4 Memory and Working Mechanism of Metaphor
4.1 Metaphor and Memory
4.2 Working Mechanisms of Metaphor and Memory Improvement
4.3 Metaphor Affects Memory through Cognitive Assimilation
4.4 Chapter Summary
Chapter 5 Previous Experimental Studies on Metaphor Comprehension and Memory
5.1 Previous Research on Metaphor Comprehension
5.2 Previous Research on Metaphor and Memory
5.3 Chapter Summary
Chapter 6 Methodology
6.1 Research Questions and Hypotheses
6.2 Rationale of the Research Design of Current Study
6.3 Participants
6.4 Materials
6.5 Procedure
6.6 Data Collection
6.7 Data Analyses
6.8 Chapter Summary
Chapter 7 Results，Discussion and Findings
7.1 Results
7.2 Discussion
7.3 Major Findings
7.4 Chapter Summary
Chapter 8 Cognitive Processing Model of Metaphor
8.1 Working Memory
8.2 MUC Theory
8.3 Cognitive Metaphor Processing Based on MUC Theory
8.4 Cognitive Processing Model of Metaphor Proposed
8.5 Chapter Summary
Chapter 9 Conclusion
9.1 Theoretical Assertion
9.2 Experimental Findings
9.3 Significance of Cognitive Processing Model of Metaphor
9.4 Implication and Application of This Studv
9.5 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research
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