汉英动物名词动用认知阐释与比较

Cognitive Interpretation and Comparison of Animal Nouns Served as Verbs in Chinese and English

动物名词动用现象在汉英语言中都存在,主要是借用动物的动作行为、外貌形态及性格特征来喻指人的动作行为。汉英动物名词动用在数量、语义类型及语用上存在很大差距,但从认知语言学的角度来看,汉英动物名词在解析时,转喻与隐喻认知是相互作用、交织在一起的,可以帮助我们更好地理解和掌握新词语在具体的语言环境中产生的新意思,也使语言表达更简练生动。

The phenomenon of animal nouns serve as verbs can be found in both Chinese and English languages. It mainly refers to human's behavior by using animal's action, appearance and personality. However, from the perspective of cognitive linguistics, metonymy and metaphor are intertwined in the analysis of animal nouns in Chinese and English, which can help us better understand and grasp the new meanings of new words in specific language environment and make the language more concise and vivid.