认知视角下英语语法隐喻的功能研究

Study of the Functions of English Grammatical Metaphor from the Perspective of Cognition

语法隐喻是人们表达思想和组织语篇的一种有效手段。从认知的视角看,人们可以通过灵活使用英语语法隐喻,使他们的语言表达形象生动,充分体现语言的意象功能。同时,英语语法隐喻的合理使用能够体现语言的概念化特征及其在不同文体中的差异,恰当准确地传达语义。另外,人们在特定的语言环境里使用英语语法隐喻,不但可以充分发挥大脑的类比功能,体现出人类思维在认知域上的转换,使人们的语言表达更加丰富,而且可以有效地体现出人们的认知、语言与交际语境的互动性。

Grammatical metaphor is a language device that can be used in expressing ideas and organizing English texts. By using grammatical metaphor flexibly, people may make their expressions vivid and lively, embodying the image function of language. The proper use of grammatical metaphor may exhibit the conceptualization feature of language and the differences of various text types, conveying meanings correctly. Furthermore, the use of grammatical metaphor in particular contexts may not only embody the shift of people＇ s cognitive domain, making their expressions colorful, but also displays the interactivity of people＇ s cognition, language and the relevant communicative contexts.