摘要
The thesis analyzes cognitive mechanism of metaphor at first and finds that metaphor has strong cognitive power and that metaphor cognition has played a significant role in language development. Then the author thinks that language acquisition is also a kind of cognitive activity after discussing acquisition mechanism of English learners. Based on these discussions, the author talks about how to apply metaphor cognition theory to English teaching and learning, especially vocabulary and culture teaching.
The thesis analyzes cognitive mechanism of metaphor at first and ilnds that metaphor has strong cog- nitive power and that metaphor cognition has played a significant role in language development. Then the author thinks that language acquisition is also a kind of cognitive activity after discussing acquisition mechanism of English learners. Based on these discussions, the author talks about how to apply metaphor cognition theory to English teaching and learning, especially vocabulary and culture teaching.
出处
《重庆工学院学报（社会科学版）》
2008年第2期168-172,共5页
Journal of Chongqing Institute of Technology
关键词
英语教学
隐喻
认知理论
教学方法
metaphor
cognition
mapping
English teaching and learning
