汉语谚语中概念隐喻的认知语言学探析

A Cognitive Linguistics Analysis on Conceptual Metaphors in Chinese Proverbs

文章结合认知语言学概念隐喻理论,对汉语谚语中的概念隐喻作出了界定和分析。汉语谚语中的结构隐喻折射出传统的道德伦理观念,方位隐喻体现了中国传统的阶级观念,而实体隐喻则映射出中国传统的社会评价观念和佛教在人们心中的地位。此外,从功能的角度而言,汉语谚语中的概念隐喻既可以加强谚语的教育功能,也可以加深谚语的修辞功能。

Based on the conceptual metaphor theory,this paper identifies and analyzes conceptual metaphors in Chinese proverbs.Structural metaphors in Chinese proverbs reflect the traditional moral ethics,and location metaphors are generally associated with the traditional Chinese concept of classes in ancient China,whereas entity metaphors can reflect the traditional social evaluation ideas and status of Buddhism in people’s minds. In addition,from a functional perspective,conceptual metaphors in Chinese proverbs not only can strengthen the educational function of proverbs but also deepen the rhetorical function of proverbs.