多模态视角下的隐喻——兼评Charles Forceville的隐喻研究

A Multimodal Perspective on Metaphor——Based on a Review of Metaphor Studies of Charles Forceville

Charles Forceville将隐喻研究深入到多模态层面,开拓了隐喻研究的视野,意义深远。本文结合Charles Forceville的理论,认为在"超语言"环境中,多模态隐喻的哲学基础是Lakoff等提出的体验哲学。基于不同的体裁与模式,多模态隐喻的两域之间存在可逆性。与纯粹的文字隐喻相比,多模态隐喻意义的表征方式更丰富,信息量更大,给人的印象更直观与深刻。同时,本文在实验的基础上探索多模态隐喻中文字文本和非文字文本之间的关系。

Charles Foreeville has extended studies on metaphor into the realm of muhimodality, which, as one pioneering work, has exerted a profound influence on metaphor studies. Based on the explanation of his theory, this article presents some key issues as follows. Firstly, Lakoff＇ s Embodied Philosophy could account for the philosophical basis of muhimodal metaphor. Secondly, due to various genres and modes, two domains are possibly reversible. Thirdly, compared to verbal metaphor, the representations are likely to be multidimensional and informative, which could make a deep impression on the readers with the help of concrete images. Finally, the findings of the experiment display that verbal texts in a muhimodal metaphor could exert influence on non-verbal texts （images）.