英汉词义引申对比

A Comparison of the Extension of Word Meanings Between English and Chinese

针对英汉词义引申进行对比,引入词义引申线索的概念和理论,并从人的心理的角度,按照词义引申产生的动因将词义引申分为借喻引申和借代引申两种,对这两种引申方式进行了较为详细的举例分析和英汉语之间的对比。

The comparison is based on the extension of word meanings between English and Chinese by introducing the concept and theory of clues of the extension of word meanings, which is classified into trope and metonymy. The paper illustrates in a detailed way the two extensions and makes a comparative study of English and Chinese.