英语教学中多模态隐喻文本的表意探究

Exploration of the Meaning-making Process of Multi-modal Metaphorical Text in English Teaching

在互联网媒介环境下,英语隐喻文本由纯语言文本向多模态隐喻文本转向的趋势明显。隐喻性的思维不仅可以由语言符号表征,也可由声音、图像、影像等多种非语言符号进行复合表征。英语多模态隐喻文本以语言符号文本的表意为主导,其他符号文本参与表意且具有不可替代性。互联网媒介不仅参与表意,且作为参与意义塑造的因素提升了文本的多模态化程度。在英语教学中,教师应注重培养学习者对多模态隐喻文本的解读分析能力。

In the context of Internet media,the trend of English linguistic metaphorical text turning into multi-modal metaphorical text is prevailing.Man’s ideas,which is essentially metaphorical,can be represented not only by linguistic signs,but also by many other non-linguistic sign symbols,such as sounds,images,and videos.In dynamic multi-modal metaphorical texts in English,the linguistic sign text takes the leading role to convey meaning.Meanwhile,other non-linguistic sign text is indispensable for meaning-making.Internet media is not only one of the vital factors in meaning-making,but it can also promote the multi-modality level of the metaphorical text as one of the factors involved in the meaning-making process.In English teaching,English teachers should attach great importance to cultivating the comprehension and analysis ability of multi-modal metaphorical text of English learners.