论二语学习者隐喻能力的培养

隐喻的使用是语言能力的重要组成部分。隐喻不仅丰富语言表达方式,而且也有利于创新思维、有助于语言习得。隐喻能力是人们熟练掌握一种语言的重要标志。二语学习中隐喻语言的使用及隐喻能力的培养应该也有必要作为二语学习的目标。隐喻能力是人们创造力迸发的诱导因素,关注学习者隐喻的使用就是在关注他的创造潜力。在二语教学中,利用隐喻的认知功能,广泛阅读含有丰富隐喻表达的语言材料,进行含有隐喻表达的语言练习,以培养学习者的隐喻能力,不仅是可行的,而且也是高效的。

On Cultivating L2 Learner's Metaphoric Competence

The use of metaphors is a very important part of language competence.Metaphor can not only enrich the linguistic expressions,but also help the learners to think creatively.Metaphoric competence is an important indication of the mastery of a language.The use of metaphoric language and the cultivation of metaphoric competence should also be regarded as the target of L2 acquisition. Metaphoric competence inspires people's creativity,and the use of metaphors by the learners is a reflection of their creative potentials.It is feasible and effective to cultivate L2 learners' metaphoric competence by making full use of the cognitive function of metaphor.