Contents Chapter 1 Introduction
11Prologue
12Intellectual History of Metaphor Study
13Current Interest and Method of This Study
14The Framework of This Book
Chapter 2 Theories on Nature of Metaphor
21Aristotle and Metaphor
22Traditional Theories of Metaphor
23Creative Theory
24Cognitive Theories of Metaphor
25Chapter Summary
Chapter 3 Cognitive Metaphor and Memory in IPS
31Metaphor Interpretation in Cognitive Linguistics
32CMT and ACV Views about Metaphor in Cognition
33Metaphor Interpretation and Memory
34Information Processing of Metaphor
35Chapter Summary
Chapter 4 Memory and Working Mechanism of Metaphor
41Metaphor and Memory
42Working Mechanisms of Metaphor and Memory Improvement
43Metaphor Affecting Memory though Cognitive Assimilation
44Chapter Summary
Chapter 5 Previous Experimental Studies on Metaphor Comprehension and Memory
51Previous Research on Metaphor Comprehension
52Previous Research on Metaphor and Memory
53Chapter Summary
Chapter 6 Methodology
61Research Questions and Hypotheses
62Rationale of the Research Design of Current Study
63Participants
64Materials
65Procedure
66Data Collection
67Data Analyses
68Chapter Summary
Chapter 7 Results, Discussion and Findings
71Results
72Discussion
73Major Findings
74Chapter Summary
Chapter 8 Cognitive Processing Model of Metaphor
81Working Memory
82MUC Theory
83Cognitive Metaphor Processing Based on MUC Theory
84Cognitive Processing Model of Metaphor Proposed
85Chapter Summary
Chapter 9 Conclusion
91Theoretical Assertion
92Experimental Findings
93Significance of Cognitive Processing Model of Metaphor
94Implication and Application of This Study
95Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research
Bibliography