英语一词多义的认知解读

A Cognitive Interpretation of Polysemy

一词多义是语言中的一种普遍现象,指一个词语有多种不同却有相互联系的意义。多义词的各个义项是从典型意义通过辐射和连锁的方式向其他意义进行语义扩展的,其中隐喻和转喻发挥了巨大的作用。

Polysemy, a pervasive phenomenon, is the association of two or more related senses （meanings） with a single linguistie form. As for polysemy, it is a process of meaning extension from primary meaning to other more or less discrete, though related meanings via cognitive device, like metaphor and metonymy, which helps to better understand the formation of polysemous structures.