Construction of Courtroom Argument Through War Metaphor

论文摘要

人们习惯于将任何有争斗的事看作战斗,并将发生冲突的场所称作战场。法庭被广泛认为是通过辩论来进行的较文明的战场。 长期以来学者们习惯于将隐喻看作孤立的,仅与语言相关的现象。Lakoff及Johnson在承袭传导隐喻的衣钵后将其升级为一种人类认知的工具。在《我们赖以生存的隐喻》一书及《当代隐喻》一文中两位作者提出了隐喻映射的特点。作者采用了其中的五项映射特点并改造成本文的理论框架。 本文是运用概念隐喻来构建法庭辩论的一次尝试。具体说来是通过战争隐喻来构建法庭辩论。通过概念隐喻的五项映射原则,即:隐喻是跨域、不对称、非任意性的、本体间的固定的及成子系统的映射。 本文通过这五项映射原则分析所采集到的法庭辩论案例,逐步解答了为什么会有庭辩的战争隐喻,法庭辩论是如何构建的以及法庭辩论何以可能通过战争隐喻来构建。 本文的分析表明了战争隐喻不仅有利于我们对法庭辩论的理解,更有助于我们构建严密的辩论。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research Topic
• 1.2 Purpose of the Thesis
• 1.3 Rationale and Research Questions
• 1.4 Definition of Courtroom Argument and Metaphor
• 1.5 Organization of the Thesis
• 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 The Study of Courtroom Argument
• 2.2.1 Argument in general
• 2.2.2 Brief history and purposes of argument
• 2.2.3 The Study of Courtroom Argument
• 2.2.4 Models of argument
• 2.2.4.1 Classical arrangement
• 2.2.4.2 Rogerian argument
• 2.2.4.3 Logical arrangements
• 2.2.4.4 Summary of argument models
• 2.3 Different Approaches to Metaphor Study
• 2.3.1 Traditional approach
• 2.3.2 Modern Approach
• 2.3.3 Conceptual Metaphor
• 2.3.3.1 Key claims of conceptual metaphor theory
• 2.3.3.2 Mapping Principles of Conceptual Metaphor
• 2.4 The Study of War and War Metaphor in Courtroom Argument
• 2.4.1 The Study of War
• 2.4.2 WAR Metaphor in Courtroom Argument
• 2.5 Summary
• 3 Theoretical Framework and Research Design
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Theoretical Framework
• 3.3 Data and Methodology
• 4 Relation Between Courtroom Argument and WAR Metaphor
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 WAR Metaphor in Everyday Life
• 4.3 Relation between WAR Metaphor and Courtroom Argument
• 4.4 Summary
• 5. Construction of Courtroom Argument
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Analysis of Courtroom Argument Construction
• 5.3 Summary
• 6 Contribution of WAR Metaphor to The Construction of Courtroom ARGUMENT
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Progress of Courtroom Argument Construction through WAR Metaphor
• 6.2.1 Ambush Metaphor in Courtroom Argument Construction
• 6.2.2 Entrenched Battle Metaphor in Courtroom Argument Construction
• 6.2.3 Asymmetric War Metaphor in Courtroom Argument Construction
• 6.2.4 Summary
• 6.3 Structural Aspects: Participants, Parts, Stages
• 6.3.1 Participants
• 6.3.2 Parts and Stages
• 6.4 Summary
• 7 Conclusion
• 7.1 Summary
• 7.2 Conclusion
• 7.3 Implications
• 7.4 Limitations and Suggestions for further Study
• References
• Appendix A