中国英语学习者隐喻听辨障碍的实证研究

An Empirical Study of Obstacles in Metaphorical Perception by Chinese EFL Learners

隐喻听辨障碍一直是隐喻习得研究当中被忽略的一个重要课题。文章借助实证方法,以中国英语学习者为研究对象,尝试探究隐喻听辨障碍具体表现以及可能影响因素。结果发现,隐喻词性、隐喻密度、隐喻深度以及信息语境对于隐喻听辨均存在显著影响,这对于一线教学以及测试研发均具有重要参考意义。

The study of obstacles in metaphorical perception has long been ignored among metaphorical acquisition researches. Via empirical method and taking Chinese EFL learners as subjects, the paper intends to depict the potential obstacles in metaphorical perception among Chinese EFL learners as well as possible motivations lying behind. It is found that the part of speech of metaphorical structure, metaphorical density, metaphorical depth and information context have contributed a lot to the exlstence of obstacles in metaphorical perception. All these are of great referential significance to the research development of daily instruction and testing items.