网络语言“囧”及其衍生字的隐喻机制分析

Metaphor Analysis of the Generating Mechanism of Internet Language "Jiong" and Its Derivatives

在认知语言学的隐喻理论框架下从象形相似性和语音相似性角度对"囧"字新生含义的隐喻生成机制进行探讨,界定了其隐喻概念形成过程中的始源域和目标域。分析结果表明"囧"字的旧词新用在于人们立足于经验基础,通过对两个域进行概念的整合,得到蕴有新显含义的"新"字——"囧",其后人们以"囧"字为原型拓展隐喻思维方式,衍生出了很多"脸"类"新"字。

The generating mechanism of the word ＂jiong＂ which is derived of new connotation is analyzed from the aspects of pictographic and sound similarity under the theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics.Besides,the source domain and target domain of its generating process are discussed.The analysis manifests that its fresh connotation originates from the conceptual integration of the two domains on the basis of people＇s experiences.Analogically,many derivatives are generated on the fundamental metaphorical thinking pattern of the prototype ＂jiong＂.