二语情感抽象概念加工的具身认知研究

An Empirical Study of Embodied Cognition in L2 Processing in Emotional Abstract Concepts

基于具身认知框架下的概念隐喻理论,对中国英语学习者抽象情感词加工的具身认知进行了实证研究。结果发现:(1)二语情感抽象概念存在“积极在上,消极在下”的垂直空间隐喻映射;(2)不同水平组对二语抽象情感词的加工成本存在不对称性;(3)中国英语学习者对不同效价的抽象情感词加工成本趋异。实验结果证明了情感抽象概念能够通过隐喻的方式建立与感知运动信息的联系,情感模拟对二语抽象情感词的加工具有促进作用。

The present research probes into the embodied cognition in second language learners’processing of abstract emotional words based on the theory of conceptual metaphor within the framework of embodied cognition.Results show that:(1)There exists a vertical spatial metaphorical mapping of“positive is up,negative is down”in L2 processing in emotional abstract concepts;(2)There are significant differences between advanced learners and intermediate learners in their processing costs,the former coming out with lower processing cost,the latter with higher cost;(3)Second language learners have different processing costs for abstract emotional words with different emotional valence.Compared with negative emotional words,positive emotional words have lower processing costs.The experiment provides evidence that emotional abstract concepts can be linked to sensory and motor information by metaphors,and emotional simulation can promote L2 processing in abstract emotional words。