话语冲突与“心理空间”——《死者》中主人公康罗伊顿悟之心理动因探究

The Speech Conflict and Mental Space——On the Mental Triggers of Mr.Conroy's Epiphany in The Dead

"顿悟"是爱尔兰作家詹姆斯·乔伊斯的名篇《死者》中的重要创作手法之一。运用法康尼尔(Fauconnier,G)认知语言学心理空间理论能有效挖掘人物顿悟之前的心理,从而进一步深化故事主题。在《死者》中,主人公康罗伊与三位女性之间的话语冲突使主要人物的心理空间发生了多次交错,促使康罗伊摈弃殖民地特权者身份,回归爱尔兰传统。康罗伊的精神复苏在深层次上象征着整个民族的新生。

Epiphany is one of the most important writing techniques that James Joyce employed in his well - known short story The Dead. And by employing Falconer＇ s ＂Mental Space＂ theory, it is possible to go deep into the characters＇ inner world and deepen the readers＇ understanding of the theme of the story. In the story, the speech conflict between the hero Mr. Conroy and three women characters leads to much transformation of the main character＇ s mental space. As a result, Mr. Conroy discards his authoritative status provided by the British colonizers and returned to the Irish tradition. Mr. Conroy＇ s spirit revives, so does that of the whole nation.