浮现隐喻理论视阈下习语句法图式与概念图式的交互

On the interaction between syntactic schema and conceptual schema in idioms from the perspective of EMT

目前对习语中隐喻的研究多是基于概念隐喻理论,但概念隐喻对新生意义阐释不充分,而浮现隐喻理论可以弥补这一缺陷,为习语研究开辟一条新的道路。本文在浮现隐喻理论框架内对习语进行研究,发现:习语不能完全被分析为句法构式,也不能完全被理解为高度固化的隐喻映射例子;习语的丰富特征浮现于句法图式与概念图式的互动之中,要完全理解修辞习语需将这双重本质考虑在内。习语句法图式与概念图式的互动为研究习语的认知机制提供了新视角。

Currently most studies on metaphors in idioms are based on Conceptual Metaphor Theory(CMT),which is unable to interpret the emergent meaning adequately.However,the Emergent Metaphor Theory(EMT)can fill this gap and offer a new way for studies on idioms.This study based on EMT indicates that idioms cannot be analyzed entirely as syntactic constructions,nor can they be wholly understood as highly entrenched instances of metaphorical mappings.Highly figurative idioms cannot be understood within the bounds of the syntactic schema alone;their rich properties in meaning can be dug out only when both the syntactic schema and conceptual schema are taken into consideration.This provides a new perspective for the study on the cognitive mechanism of idioms.