植物词汇的隐喻表现及隐喻映射分析

Metaphorical Expression and Mapping Analysis of Plant Words

隐喻在我们的语言中是普遍存在的,是词义衍生新义的一种重要方式,其本质是人类理解周围世界的一种感知和形成概念的工具。其中植物词汇值得我们注意,植物词汇隐喻后不再代表表面含义,而是依据其与社会生活某方面的相似性赋予其新的含义。植物词汇的隐喻表现包括名词性隐喻、动词性隐喻及名词转化为动词的隐喻,映射了植物的形态、气味、用途以及生长环境特征,反映了民族的地理环境与文化背景对语言的影响。

Metaphor is ubiquitous in our language.It is an important way to derive new meanings from word meanings.Its essence is a tool for human beings to understand the world around them and form concepts.There are a large number of plant words in human language.These plant words not only represent the direct and literal meaning,but also give them some metaphorical meaning,showing a certain emotional and symbolic significance.The metaphorical expression of plant vocabulary includes nominal metaphor,verbal metaphor and metaphor of noun into verb,which reflects the shape,smell,use and growth environment of plants,and reflects the influence of national geographical environment and cultural background on language.