数词系统中的涉身现象

Embodiment in Numeral Systems

数词系统中的涉身现象,是指不同语言在以身体或者与身体经验有关的概念域为源认知域来组织更为抽象的数量概念目标域时,在表达基本数量和相对数量的语言形式中的具体体现。以身体为源认知域时,身体部位的数量、大小、位置、顺序被映射到数值、进制、数值大小、单个数词在系统中所处的位置以及数词系统元素的顺序;以与身体经验有关的概念为源认知域时,方位、空间、相对位置等被映射到数值语义关系、数量范围和相对数量关系。

Embodiment in numeral systems refers to the mapping from body parts or physical experience as the source domain to numerals as the target domain in different languages. When body parts act as the source domain, number, size or position of the body parts is mapped to the numerical value or size of numerals or their position in the numeral system. When physical experience is the source domain, the concepts of position, space or location are mapped to the semantic relationship between constituents of complex numerals, numerical range of numerals or relationship between numerals.