摘要
空间介词往往会给我们的日常交流造成障碍,这主要是由于我们使用空间介词时,通常会用到它的非空间性指代。在这篇小论文中,我想通过综合前人在这方面的研究,首先运用物理世界的角度来解答空间介词的时间指代性,然后,运用原型意思来解释空间介词的暗喻用法。
Spatial prepositions will often hinder the fluency of our daily communication. Such barrier is mainly caused by the fact that they are frequently used in their non-spatial-related senses. And in this essay, I＇d like to combine the precedent re- searches in this field to offer a new look on the understanding of spatial prepositions by first applying the physical worldview to the temporal reference of spatial prepositions, and then turning to the prototypical meaning of spatial prepositions to explain the metaphorical use of spatial prepositions.
关键词
空间介词
时间介词
暗喻用法
原型意思
spatial prepositions
temporal prepositions
metaphorical use
prototvpical meaning
