浅谈隐喻

Talking about Metaphor

语言扎根于认知结构中。语言中的隐喻则是一种重要的认知模式,是新的语言产生的根源。文章认为对隐喻的研究不能仅仅局限于传统的修辞学的范畴,而应该从语用学的角度,将隐喻作为一种语言现象来阐明它的社会功能,特别是社会交际功能。

The language takes root in the cognitive structure. Metaphor is one kind of important cognitive pattern. This article indicates the study of metaphor can not be limited to the traditional rhetoric category but extended to the category of pragmatics to illustrate its social functions, especially its social intercourse function.