浅析汉语时空隐喻中的不对称现象

On Asymmetric Phenomenon in the Metaphors of Time and Space in Chinese

汉语中与时间的顺序性有关的隐喻大多使用时间在动的隐喻模式。在同一种隐喻模式中,由于观察角度的转换而造成了"前""来""往"等既能表示过去也能表示未来。时间隐喻模式中的这种观察角度的转换来源于空间隐喻模式中类似的转换。

The metaphors of the sequence of time in Chinese mostly use the time-moving metaphor mode. In this mode, the switching between different angles cuases that such words as ＂qian （前）＂, ＂lai （来）＂ and ＂wang （往）＂ can refer to both past and future. This switching pattern stems from the similar one in the spatial metaphors.