Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Key Metalinguistic Terms and Yi 義 as External
6. The Metalinguistic Implications of Words versus Names 21
7. Speech (Yan 言) from Within and Names (Ming 名) from Without 33
8. Yi 意 and the Heartmind’s Activities 47
9. The Externality of Yi 義 69
10. The Resilience of the Externality of Yi 義 83
11. Yi 義 as Model
12. Yi 義 as Model 105
13. Yi 義 as Model in Diagrams, Genres, Figurative Language, and Names 121
14. A Framework Preceding the Shuowen’s Metalinguistic Choices 137
15. Yi 義 Justifying with Models 161
16. Yi 義 in the Shuowen Jiezi 181
17. Conclusion 195
18. Why Translate Yi 義 as “Model”? 199
19. Yi 義’s Externality in Dispute: The Mengzi and the Mo Bian 207
20. Glossary of Terms with Aural or Visual Associations 219
21. Bibliography 243
22. Index 267