by Lau Chi Chuen, Paris. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 89-95. / Chapter I. --- Preface --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- Introduction --- p.5 / Chapter III. --- Chapter One -- Interaction Theory of Metaphor : From Richards to Ricoeur --- p.13 / Chapter IV. --- Chapter Two -- Metaphorical Process and the Transcendence of Meaning --- p.36 / Chapter V. --- Chapter Three -- Metaphorical Process in Sikong Tu's Ship in --- p.55 / Chapter V. --- Conclusion --- p.85 / Chapter VI. --- Works Cited --- p.89 / Chapter VII. --- Works Consulted --- p.94