隐喻所指的符号学解读

A Semiotic Study of the Signified of Metaphor

隐喻不仅是修辞学、功能语言学、语用学及认知语言学的研究对象,同时也是符号学关注的热点。作为一种特殊的语言符号,隐喻的所指不同于一般的语言符号的所指。

This is an attempt to the study of metaphor in the h'ght of semiotics, pointing out that metaphor is a special sign and that the signified of metaphor has the features of multi - hierarchy, ambiguity and openness and its construction relies on similarity and association. Hie metaphorical thinking of mankind is the foundation for the decoding of the signified of metaphor and context a significant factor in decoding it.