词汇语义变化的隐喻研究

Metaphorical Study of Lexical Semantic Change

作为语言中的共有现象,词汇语义变化一直是语言学的中心议题之一。本文从认知角度,对词汇语义变化的方式和过程进行了研究。运用隐喻认知模式,依据认知心理学和认知语言学理论阐释词汇语义变化过程。研究结果表明,隐喻是词汇语义变化的重要途径,也是人们认识和运用词汇的强有力工具。

As a common phenomenon of language, lexical semantic change has long been a central topic in linguistics. The method and process of lexical semantic change were explored from cognitive approach in this paper. Based on the theories of cognitive psychology and cognitive linguistics, lexical semantic change process was explained with metaphor as cognitive model. The result shows that metaphor is an important way of lexical semantic change as well as a powerful tool of cognizing and applying words.