Abstract
Abstract This thesis focuses on the interpretation issues of the Inner Chapters of “Zhuang-Zi”. Due to the format of language and the content are inseparable, therefore to analyze the linguistic patterns would help to better understand the thinking logic of the content. In this thesis I would base on the methods of linguistic analysis and cognitive linguistic to discuss the interpretation issues. This thesis mainly covers two parts: The first part is due to the interpretations of the discourse of The Dream of Butterfly（莊周夢蝶） of "Zhuang-Zi" have countless interpretations in the past, therefore in this thesis I try to analyze and categorize the past interpretations into two different factions. They can all be referred back to Guo-Xiang’s（郭象） interpretation version for their interpretation basis. One faction leans toward the analogy of dream/awake and death/life, while the other faction tries to interpret it as the realization of finding the “True Subject”. In this thesis I use the Blending Theory to interpret the fables of 'Qi-Wu Theory', and a Blending figure to represent the thinking logic of interpretation of the discourse of The Dream of Butterfly of "Zhuang-Zi". Furthermore I analyze the meanings of chapters from Inner Chapters, to prove that the Inner Chapters is both comprehensive and coherent. The second part is to analyze the language evidence of Inner Chapters and Outer Chapters. From this I understand that there’re differences in linguistic characteristics and thinking logic between the two Chapters. The style of Inner Chapters is free and flexible, while the style of Outer Chapters is sophisticated and exquisite. In this thesis I base on the result of linguistic analysis to answer the questions of finding the differences of Inner Chapters, Outer Chapters and Mix Chapters. Moreover I’m able to indicate that in order to interpret the meaning of “Zhuang-Zi”, one must understand the differences of Inner Chapters and Outer Chapters. Should one mix the passages and interpretations of the two Chapters, one will get a confusing and even contradict result. Lastly, in the final chapter I use the data of Inner Chapters of "Zhuang-Zi" as examples, compare them with "Confucius Analects"（論語） and "Mencius"（孟子）. From this I postulate that certain parts of Inner Chapters use certain Metaphor Theory, in results to try to resemble the writing strategy of Pre-Qin Confucians. And through the use of the selection of the target domain in Metaphor Theory can avoid a square and single-minded value system. The thinking logic behind it should be the same as the characteristics such as free and flexible from Inner Chapters. Hence it once proves the comprehensiveness of Inner Chapters of "Zhuang-Zi".