1 Introduction

 1.1 Motivation from previous metaphor studies

 1.2 Insights from attitude studies

 1.3 Scope of the research

 1.4 Research questions and objectives

 1.5 Methodology and data

 1.6 Significance of the research

 1.7 Organization of the book

2 Literature Review: An Attitudinal Perspective

 2.1 Rhetorical studies

 2.2 Semantic studies

 2.3 Pragmatic studies

 2.4 Cognitive studies

 2.5 Hybrids

 2.6 Summary

4 Theoretical Considerations

 3.1 Attitude system in Appraisal Theory

 3.2 Realization hierarchy

 3.3 Instantiation cline

 3.4 Reading position and analytic perspective

 3.5 Prosody

 3.6 Interpretation principles

4 The Terrain of the Attitudinal Meanings of Metaphors

 4.1 Types of attitude via metaphors

 4.2 Features of attitude via metaphors

 4.3 Polyphony in attitude via metaphors

 4.4 Summary

5 Metaphorical Realization of Attitude

 5.1  A classification of metaphorical realizations

 5.2 Realization via G-terms of metaphors

 5.3 Realization via V-terms of metaphors

 5.4 Realization via T-terms of metaphors

 5.5 Summary

6 Metaphorical Instantiation of Attitude

 6.1 Strategies of instantiating attitude in metaphors

 6.2 Attitude instantiated by metaphorical inscribing

  6. 3 Attitude instantiated by metaphorical affording

  6. 4 Attitude instantiated by metaphorical flagging

 6.5 Summary

7 Conclusion

 7.1 Summary of the research

 7.2 Major findings of the research

 7.3 Limitations and prospects

Appendix

References

Acknowledgements

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