“囧”的认知语义阐释

A Cognitive Semantic Interpretation for“Jiǒng(囧)”

"囧"这个早已被打入冷宫的生僻古汉字,在"潜水"了一段时间后浮出水面,并以全新的面貌出现在人们的生活中,特别是网民的社交场合中。它之所以如此迅速地火爆网络世界,与其自身形体结构的特点以及社会文化的发展有重要关联。本文在对"囧"语义演变描述的基础上,运用认知语义学的概念整合理论,分析"囧"新义的在线生成及语义整合过程,认为其语义生成机制主要是跨空间映射、概念隐喻和概念整合。

After ＂diving＂ for a long time, ＂Jiong （囧）＂, a long-neglected rare word in ancient Chinese, has been afloat and caught on anew in our lives, especially among cyber citizens. Its rapid prevalence in cyberspace is linked to its physical structure, as well as the development of society and culture. This article, on the basis of the description of its semantic evolution, analyzes the process of its on-line formation and the semantic integration of its new meanings wherein the theory of Conceptual Integration in cognitive semantics is adopted. The conclusion is therefore obtained that the semantic formation mechanisms for ＂Jiong （囧）＂ include across-space mapping, conceptual metaphor and conceptual integration.