英语隐喻的文化来源

On Cultural Source of English Metaphor

最初作为修辞手法的隐喻,经历代语言学家的锲而不舍的研究,最终在认知领域达成共识:隐喻不仅仅是语言的修饰物,而且还是一种思维方式,隐喻以文化为依托,是文化的载体,本文试图从圣经、希腊神话传说以及历史事件等文化方面,探讨透视其认知的文化来源。

Metaphor has been one of figures of speech.Based on research by generations of linguists,a consensus has been reached cognitively which states metaphor is not only the modifier of language,but al-so a way of thinking.Metaphor is based on culture and acts as the carrier of culture.The paper,from the angles of the Bible,Greek myths and historic events,attempts to explore the cultural origins of metaphor cognitively.