本书应用莱考夫提出的隐喻创新性这一概念对这部作品中隐喻表达的创新性动因进行了分析。本书应用“概念隐喻理论”研究了隐喻表达及背后的概念隐喻，展现了隐喻使用者的世界观及认知发展过程。程瑾涛编著的《小说中的隐喻与隐喻角色--简·爱的认知文体学研究》针对“意象图式理论”与“宏观结构”的结合点，探讨了小说中的四类主要隐喻在生成这部成长小说的宏观结构过程中的作用，即显著的隐喻系统逐渐积累并将其典型性属性叠加到象征小说情节基因的复合意象图式上。本书分析和阐释了作为小说宏观结构的意象图式的主要功用和微观层面的意象图式对小说主题的揭示。

程瑾涛编著的《小说中的隐喻与隐喻角色--简·爱的认知文体学研究》依据概念隐喻理论，从认知文体学的角度对英国作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特的小说《简·爱》中的隐喻及隐喻扮演的角色从三个层面进行分析和研究，即：隐喻的创新性；概念隐喻的认知及思维塑造功能；隐喻和意象图式的关联作用如何影响象征小说宏观结构的复合意象图式的生成。

Chapter 1 Introduction

 1.1 The Rationale of the Study.

 1.2 Objectives of the Study

 1.3 Methods of the Study

 1.4 The Organization of the Study

Chapter 2 Literature Review

 2.1 Stylistics

2.1.1 The Notion of Stylistics

2.1.2 The Classification of Stylistics

 2.2 Cognitive Stylistics

2.2.1 The Emergence of Cognitive Stylistics

2.2.2 Central Theoretical Issues in Cognitive Stylistics

2.2.3 The Cognitive Metaphor Study in Poetic Texts

2.2.4 The Image Schema Study in Poetic Text

 2.3 General Criticisms on Jane Eyre

 2.4 Summary

Chapter 3 Theoretical Description and Analytic Framework

 3.1 The Theoretical Basis

 3.2 Metaphorical Creativity

3.2.1 Lakoff & Turner's Theory on Metaphorical Creativity

3.2.2 Limitations of Lakoff & Turner's Metaphorical Creativity

3.2.3 Zoltan Kovecses' Context Model and Suggestions for a Revision

3.2.4 Aesthetic Motivation

 3.3 Conceptual Metaphor Theory

3.3.1 The Concept of Conceptual Metaphor.

3.3.2 The Conceptual Metaphor Studies on Life, Self and Relationships

 3.4 Image Schema Theory

3.4.1 Image Schema

3.4.2 Image Schema as Macrostructure

 3.5 An Analytic Framework

Chapter 4 Metaphorical Creativity in lane Eyre

 4.1 An Overview of Metaphorical Creativity in lane Eyre

 4.2 Contextual Motivation

4.2.1 The Natural-physical Environment

4.2.2 The Social Context

4.2.3 The Cultural Context

4.2.4 The Immediate Discourse Context

 4.3 The Aesthetic Motivation

4.3.1 Aesthetic Motivation of Image Metaphors in lane Eyre

4.3.2 Aesthetic Motivation of Conceptual Metaphors in lane Eyre

 4.4 Summary

Chapter 5 Metaphors and World Views in lane Eyre

 5.1 Metaphors and General Views on Personal State

5.1.1 Metaphors of Life in lane Eyre

5.1.2 Metaphors of Relationships in lane Eyre

5.1.3 Metaphors of Self in lane Eyre

 5.2 Metaphors and Views on Gender and Race

5.2.1 Birds Metaphors

5.2.2 Plants Metaphor

 5.3 Metaphors and Views on Religion

 5.4 Summary

Chapter 6 Image Schematic Metaphors and Image Schema in lane Eyre

 6.1 Macro Structural Level Image Schema

6.1.1 Plot Overview and Four Major Categories of Metaphors in Jane Eyre

6.1.2 Plot Mnemonic and Image Schema

6.1.3 Metaphor Networks and Image Schema

6.1.4 Merging of Spatial and Propositional Metaphors through Image Schema

6.1.5 Theme of Self and Image Schema

6.1.6 Affect Contours, Story Mood and Image Schema

 6.2 Micro-level Image Schemas

6.2.1 Image Schemas through Explicit Cues in Jane Eyre

6.2.2 Image schemas through Implicit Cues in Jane Eyre

 6.3 Summary

Chapter 7 Conclusion

 7.1 Major Findings of the Study

 7.2 Contributions of the Study

 7.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies

AppendixA Life Metaphors in]aneEyre

Appendix B Biographical Sketch

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