概念隐喻的分类及其在语言教学中的认知力

美国语言学家George Lakoff认为概念隐喻不仅存在于人类的语言之中,而且也存在于人类的思维和行动之中;它不是语言的表面现象,而是一种深层的认知机制。概念隐喻主要分为四类:结构隐喻、方位隐喻、本体隐喻、管道隐喻。大量的英汉日常表达式说明,概念隐喻支配着一词多义现象或不同意义之间关联的原则是由具体到抽象的隐喻性映射;另外,概念隐喻还可以帮助学生深刻理解许多常规性习语的意义。

The categories of conceptual metaphors and its cognitive force in language teaching

The American Linguist George Lakoff claims that conceptual metaphors exist not only in human language,but also in human thought and actions;they are not a superficial phenomenon,but a cognitive mechanism of a higher level.Conceptual metaphors fall into four categories-structural metaphors,orientational metaphors,ontological metaphors and conduit metaphors.A large number of everyday expressions in both English and Chinese language illustrate that conceptual metaphors account for polysemy and interrelation of several shades of meaning with a metaphorical mapping from concrete to abstract;they also play a constructive role in comprehending many conventional idioms.