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Chapter 1 Introduction |
9-12 |
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1.1 Metaphor, grammatical metaphor and legal discourse analysis |
9-11 |
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1.2 General framework of the thesis |
11-12 |
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Chapter 2 The Grammatical Metaphor (GM)Theory |
12-23 |
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2.1 Halliday's grammatical metaphor theory |
12-18 |
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2.1.1 Lexical metaphor and grammatical metaphor |
13 |
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2.1.2 Elucidation of "congruence" |
13-15 |
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2.1.3 Classifications of grammatical metaphor |
15-18 |
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2.1.3.1 Ideational metaphor |
15-17 |
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2.1.3.2 Interpersonal metaphor |
17-18 |
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2.2 Reclassifications of grammatical metaphor |
18-19 |
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2.2.1 13 types of grammatical metaphor |
18-19 |
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2.2.2 Further developments of grammatical metaphor |
19 |
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2.3 Discursive functions of grammatical metaphor |
19-23 |
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2.3.1 Interpreting Yan Shiqing's proposed functions |
20-21 |
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2.3.2 All-encompassing versus trivial |
21-23 |
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Chapter 3 Legal discourse and Judicial decisions |
23-28 |
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3.1 General features of legal discourse and judicial decisions |
23-24 |
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3.2 Relevant studies |
24-28 |
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3.2.1 The stylistic approach |
25 |
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3.2.2 The cognitive approach |
25-26 |
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3.2.3 The pragmatic approach |
26-28 |
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Chapter 4 Data-based Comparative Study and Findings |
28-42 |
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4.1 Data collection and analysis procedures |
28 |
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4.2 Quantitative analysis and its significance |
28-29 |
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4.3 Identification of GM in the bilingual judicial texts |
29-35 |
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4.4 Discussions on the functions of GM in judicial decisions |
35-42 |
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Chapter 5 Summary , Conclusions and Suggested Areas for Future Researches |
42-45 |
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5.1 Summary and conclusions |
42-43 |
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5.2 Suggested areas for future researches |
43-45 |
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5.2.1 The necessity of diachronic and synchronic discrimination |
43 |
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5.2.2 Other discourse types in legal discourse |
43-45 |
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Bibliography |
45-47 |
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Appendices |
47-73 |
