英语动词化语法隐喻的认知功能特征

Cognitive and Functional Features of English Verbalized Grammatical Metaphor

从认知角度来考察,英语动词化语法隐喻具有两个特征:在意义表达方面,英语动词化语法隐喻可以体现意义的主观性;在心理扫描模式方面,英语动词化语法隐喻是对事件的顺序扫描。从功能角度来考察,英语动词化语法隐喻具有两个特征:在句法构式方面,英语动词化语法隐喻具有特定的语法功能;在语篇表意方面,英语动词化语法隐喻具有语篇简洁功能等。

Verbalized grammatical metaphor refers to those language structures in which verbalization device is used to express particular ideas.Studied from the cognitive perspective,English verbalized grammatical metaphor bears the following two features： in the aspect of meaning expressing,they may embody the subjectivity of meanings;in the aspect of mental scanning mode,they may provide a sequential scanning of the events.Examined from the functional perspective,English verbalized grammatical metaphor possesses two striking features： in the aspect of syntactic construction,they may have particular grammatical function;in the aspect of textual expression of meaning,they may have the function of making English discourses concise and vivid.