摘要
转喻作为一种心理机制，构成了人类概念形成的基础，是一种重要的理想化认知模式。本文探讨了人类基于转喻思维的地名命名方式特点，并尝试对这一命名模式进行认知语用解读，研究发现：（1）地名的命名是建立在地域与地理实体之间所存在的凸显、象似性关系基础之上。（2）地名的命名受语用关联原则的制约，既发挥了其经济省力的优势，又有利于地域文化的传播。该研究对地名学研究探索以及中学历史地理课堂教学能够起到借鉴作用。
As a mental mechanism, metonymy is an important idealized cognitive model which is used for the human＇ s conceptualization. This paper explores the geographic naming on the basis of the human＇ s metonymic mode of thinking and makes an attempt to give it a pragma-cognitive explanation. It finds that the geographic naming is based on the prominent and iconic relations between the local district and the geographic entities and that the geographic naming is constrained by the principle of pragmatic relevance, which shows not only its advantage of economic use but also that of cultural transmission. This research will surely offer great help to the toponymic studies and the middle school history and geography class teaching.
关键词
转喻
地名命名
凸显
象似性
关联
经济原则
metonymy
geographic naming
prominence
iconicity
relevance
principle of economy
