Frontmatter -- Abstract -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- 1 Trauma, language, and metaphor -- 2 Trauma metaphors: Beyond semantic features -- 3 The multifaceteness of trauma metaphors -- 4 Correlations between trauma victims' metaphor use and severities of traumatization -- 5 An image schematic analysis of metaphors in describing ASD symptoms -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Reflexivity statement -- Appendix 2: Correlations between trauma victims' metaphor use and severities of trauma -- References -- Index