“前”“后”的时间指向及其构成机制

Time Direction and Building Mechanism of "Qian" & "Hou"

"前""后"所表达的时间指向包括时间的次序、时间的方向和时间的位置。从认知语言学的理论来看,"前""后"指时间的次序、方向和位置时的构成机制有:1.次序型;2.方向型((1)拟物型;(2)拟人型:正向型,逆向型);3.位置型(同面型,正背型)。

The time direction expressed by 'qian (before/forward/former/pre-/etc.)' and 'hou (after/backward/latter/post-/etc.)' includes time order, time orientation and time location. By enlisting the aid of the theory of cognitive linguistics, the present article focuses its exposition on the essential elements composing time order, orientation and location of 'qian' and 'hou', thereby theoretically discloses the building mechanism of time direction expressed by 'qian' and 'hou'.