情态隐喻的文体功能——《雷雨》的认知文体分析

Stylistic Functions of Modality Metaphors in Thunderstorm

本项研究是关于情态隐喻的文体功能的探讨。首先,介绍了情态隐喻的基本概念及其四个变量:向度、价值,归一度和类型等,随后,对《雷雨》人物话语中总的情态隐喻状况以及四个变量特征进行了形态描述,并结合人物权势关系的四个维度——同感与间离、控制与均势来揭示情态隐喻的文体效应。从而发现,情态隐喻可以有效地揭示戏剧人物之间的各种权势关系。此外,它并不像有些学者断言的那样,是一种表示礼貌的间接言语行为,相反,它更多地与主观、权势与控制相关联。

The present study is an analysis of stylistic functions of modality metaphors in Thunderstorm. We start with a brief introduction to the basic notions of mod＇,dity metaphor, and then the modality metaphor patterns and their connection with the power relations of the characters are revealed. The discussion is the mixture of the 4 parameters of the modality metaphor-- orientation, value, polarity and type, and two pairs of elements of power relations-sympathy/alienation,dominance/balance. It is found that the modality metaphor is capable of revealing power relations on the play, and moreover, contrast to the claims by some researchers, the metaphor is not necessarily polite signal, but rather indication of power and control over others.