论汉语“水”的概念隐喻

Conceptual Metaphors of "Shui" (Water) in Chinese

水是生命之源,它与我们息息相关。同时,自然界的水也被赋予了隐喻性含义。汉语中存在大量关于"水"的概念隐喻。在分析汉语中较为典型的八类水的概念隐喻以及它们的具体表达及映射方式的基础上,通过体验性和突显性阐释这八类概念隐喻存在的认知理据,结论是:体验性是水的概念隐喻产生的前提条件;突显性是水的概念隐喻呈现多样化的必要条件。

＂Shui＂ （water） is the source of life, closely related to us. Meanwhile, the natural ＂shui＂ is endowed with metaphoric meanings. There exist a multitude of conceptual metaphors of ＂shui＂ in Chinese. Taking ＂shui＂ as an example, this paper analyses eight typical conceptual metaphors of ＂shui＂ as well as their expressions and ways of mapping. Also, the paper sheds light on cognitive motivations of these eight conceptual metaphors＇ existence through embodiment and prominence and finally draws the conclusion that embodiment is the precondition, which gives rise to conceptual metaphors of ＂shui＂ ; prominence is the essential condition, which makes conceptual metaphors of ＂shui＂ diverse.