称谓的空间隐喻理据

Spatial Metaphor as Cognitive Motivations for Forms of Address

本文基于"社会空间是物质空间"这一概念隐喻映射所建立的四种意义联系:[权势关系≡上下关系]、[权势关系≡大小关系]、[亲疏关系≡内外关系]、[亲疏关系≡远近关系]具体分析了称谓背后隐含的空间隐喻理据。本研究不仅有助于我们了解人对空间关系的认知和理解是如何建构称谓形式的,对于我们了解社会关系、语言语法和人类认知的互动方式也具有重要启示。

Based on the four types of meaning relations instantiated by the conceptual metaphor ＂SOCIAL SPACE IS PHYSICAL SPACE＂, and the relationship of spatial relations （ such as UP/DOWN, BIG/SMALL, IN/OUT, FAR/NEAR） and social relations（ solidarity and power）, this paper is intended to study the spatial metaphor as cognitive motivations for forms of address, which can not only reveal how the speaker＇ s understanding of such relations structures these forms, but also shed light on how social relations, grammar, and human cognition interact in language use.