体认语言学观照下隐喻映射的“多源性”研究——基于“愁”的概念隐喻分析

The Multi-Source Domain of Metaphor from the Perspective of Embodied-Cognitive Linguistics

作为中国本土化语言理论的一种创新,体认语言学是认知语言学的继承和发展,对语言的成因具有较强解释力。基于“愁”的概念隐喻,本文以体认语言学为观照,从体认者的认知主体性、始源域特征投射的选择性和目标域特征的多样性三个维度系统分析了隐喻映射“多源性”的发生理据。研究表明:(1)隐喻是体认者的一种心理映射,反映其对某一特定事物体验认知的心路历程;(2)隐喻映射是体认者在始源域和目标域之间进行特征选择与聚焦的认知加工过程;(3)体认者的认知主体性、始源域特征投射的选择性以及目标域特征的多样性共同促进相应概念隐喻映射“多源性”的产生。

Originated from the language localization theory,Embodied-Cognitive Linguistics furthers a continuation and development of Cognitive Linguistics,creating new interpretation of the formation of language.From the perspective of Embodied-Cognitive Linguistics,this paper discusses the motivation of the multi-source domain of metaphor mapping from three dimensions,with the concept of“sorrow”as an example.It is found that metaphor is a kind of mental mapping of the addressees,reflecting their embodiment and cognition of the target.The metaphor mapping is the possession of the addressees’feature highlighting as well as feature controlling between the source domain and target domain.The results indicate that it is the diversity of the cognitive subjects,the selectivity of the source domain feature in mapping as well as the multi-feature of the target concepts that co-determine the nature of the multi-source domain of metaphor mapping.