试论作为后现代主义表征的转喻

Analysis on metonymy as representation of postmodernism

以隐喻为现代主义的表征而以转喻为后现代主义的表征已经成为共识,却又语焉不详。解析转喻这一表征有助于更好地了解这个时代的文化、文学现象。转喻是理解后现代主义的两个特征——解构和泛文本化的关键。转喻的基础性作用连同对隐喻优越性的怀疑一起被提出,这表现在文学领域就是在创作中从隐喻后退,在解读中以转喻去解构。

It＇s a common view that the metonymy is the representation of postmodernism,like the metaphor is the representation of modernism.However,there isn＇t any detailed explanation about their relations.Analysis on metonymy is conducive to comprehend the culture or literature of today.The metonymy is the key to comprehend the deconstruction or the discourse styles of general textualized,which are two characteristics of postmodernism.The metonymy＇s fundamental function is aroused together with the suspicion to the superiority of metaphor,which represents the rejection to metaphor in production or the deconstruction with metonymy in interpretation.