原型范畴理论视角下的英语词汇教学

ON English Vocabulary Teaching from the Perspective of Prototype Theory

认知语言学把语言放到人类的认知过程中去研究,揭示了人类思维和认知的某些机制。原型范畴理论重点阐释了范畴对客观事物和人类思维的重要作用。文章以认知语言学的原型范畴理论为指导,探讨了这一理论对英语词汇教学的启示作用。

Cognitive linguistics,which reveals the certain mechanisms of human thinking,puts the study of languages into the human cognitive process and researches the important role category plays in the learning process of human beings.The prototype category theory should perform a more important function in English vocabulary learning.