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Introduction
Chapter 1 Similarity - Essence of Metaphor
1.1 Similarity in Classical Rhetoric
1.1.1 Views on Similarity at Home
1.1.2 Views on Similarity Abroad
1.2 Similarity in Cognitive Linguistics
1.2.1 Richards' View
1.2.2 Black's View
1.2.3 Lakoff's View
1.2.4 Indurkhya's View
1.3 Summary
Chapter 2 Re-accounting for Similarity in Metaphor
2.1 Types of Similarity
2.1.1 Physical Similarity
2.1.2 Psychological Similarity
2.1.3 Interrelationship Between Physical Similarity and Psychological Similarity
2.2 Mapping of Similarity
2.2.1 From the Concrete Domain to the Abstract Domain
2.2.2 From the Concrete Domain to the Concrete Domain
2.2.3 From the Abstract Domain to the Abstract Domain
2.2.4 From the Abstract Domain to the Concrete Domain
2.3 Cognitive Construction of Similarity
2.3.1 Genus-species Relation of Concepts and Similarity
2.3.2 Analogical Inference and Similarity
2.4 Characteristics of Similarity
2.4.1 Similarity Is Subjective
2.4.2 Similarity Is Dominant
2.4.3 Similarity Is Relative
Chapter 3 Fuzziness - Another Aspect of Essence in Metaphor
3.1 An Introduction to Fuzzy Set Theory
3.1.1 Zadeh and His Fuzzy Set Theory
3.1.2 Light Shed by Fuzzy Set Theory on Metaphor
3.2 Types of Fuzziness in Metaphor
3.2.1 Semantic Fuzziness
3.2.2 Categorial Fuzziness
3.3 Characteristics of Fuzziness
3.3.1 Fuzziness Is Objective
3.3.2 Fuzziness Is Recessive
3.3.3 Fuzziness Is Inherent
3.4 Source of Fuzziness
3.4.1 Recessive Logical Laws
3.4.2 Psychological Categorization
3.4.3 Fuzzy Thinking
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Appendix
