批评隐喻分析视角下的中美国家形象构建

The National Image Construction of the United States and China From the Perspective of Critical Metaphor Theory

批评隐喻分析是批评话语分析与认知语言学相结合形成的一种分析隐喻的新方法。美国作为世界上最大的发达国家、中国作为世界上最大的发展中国家,在重大国际场合和会议上有着重大影响力。借助语料库的辅助,分析中美两国政治语言中的隐喻表达,进而深入阐释两国领导人隐喻的使用动机。在具体的文本语境中,美国构建的是世界领导者的国家形象,中国构建的则是温和式负责任的国家形象。

Critical metaphor analysis is a new method of metaphor analysis, which is formed by the combina- tion of critical discourse analysis and cognitive linguistics. The United States of America as the biggest developed country and China as the biggest developing country both have great influences in the major international occasion and conference. By virtue of the corpus, the analysis of metaphor expressions in their diplomatic language is made to interpret the motivation of state leaders of America and China. In the specific text context, the United States con- structs a national image of world leader, while China presents a moderate and responsible national image.