词义转喻性及隐喻性扩展对ESL词汇认知的启示——以一词多义face义项分析为例

On the Inspiration of Metonymy and Metaphor in ESL Vocabulary Cognition and Teaching——Based on the Analysis of Meaning Items of"Face"as a Polysemy

转喻和隐喻是词义扩展的重要方式,转喻是以邻近关系为基础的以部分代整体,隐喻是以事物相似性为基础。以多义词"face"为例,从认知转喻和隐喻的思维角度分析ESL的词汇认知,通过对转喻和隐喻认知理论的简要阐述,结合face这个多义词的词典义项分析和语境义项分析,阐明了其对于ESL词汇认知和教学的指导作用。

Metonymy and Metaphor are two major types of word meaning extension. Metonymical thinking is based on contiguity and metaphorical thinking is based on similarity. Through the brief introduction of Metonymy and Metaphor, and the analysis of typical polysemy ＂face＂ of its meaning items in dictionary and sentences, this paper devotes to showing the great influence of Metonymy and Metaphor in ESL vocabulary cognition and thus in ESL teaching.