仿拟的认知阐释——基于概念合成理论与关联理论

A Cognitive Interpretation of Parody——From the Perspective of Conceptual Blending Theory and Relevance Theory

通过整合认知语言学的概念合成理论和认知语用学的关联理论,得出了新的理论——概念合成关联理论,并以其为理论框架分析了两则仿拟的生成与阐释机制,提出促成概念产生关联的重要因素是认知语境。认为在解读仿拟的过程中,仿拟的仿体空间和本体空间总是相互作用,在认知语境的作用下,促成各个空间概念产生关联,这些关联成为人类解读话语时认知推理的基础,在合成空间里形成层创结构,即仿拟话语的隐含意义。因此,受认知语境制约的多空间概念合成关联理论可揭示人类语言使用和理解过程中概念映现的动态本质。

Parody is not only a rhetorical device but also a cognitive activity. From the perspective of cognition,the process in which how parody＇ s conceptual blending produces is interpreted by Conceptual Blending Theory as well as Relevance Theory. This process involves at least four mental spaces which function together. The two input spaces are parody and the origin which have the relation of projection mapping. Cognitive contexts promote the different concepts in the input spaces to produce optimal relevance ,which is like the generic space in Conceptual Blending Theory. Through reasoning, input spaces interact and produce the blending. In the cognitive contexts, through a series of cognitive mechanics such as composition, completion and elaboration, eventually emergent struc- ture peculiar to blended space, the meaning of parody is produced.