《厄舍府的倒塌》中的概念隐喻分析

A Conceptual Metaphor Analysis of The Fall of the House of Usher

以乔治·莱考夫和马克·约翰逊的概念隐喻理论为指导,按照MIP隐喻识别方法将《厄舍府的倒塌》中出现的概念隐喻进行识别和分类,三类隐喻中本体隐喻的运用最为明显,其次为结构隐喻,方位隐喻在此小说中使用最少。各类隐喻的使用均对凸显小说的恐怖主题有着重要的推动作用,并表现在人物心理描写与环境的渲染之中。

Guided by the conceptual metaphor theory of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, the conceptual metaphors in The Fall of the House of Usher are identified and classified according to the MIP metaphor identification procedure. Among the three types of metaphors, the use of ontological metaphor is the most obvious, followed by structural metaphor, and the use of orientational metaphor is the least in this novel. The use of various conceptual metaphors plays an important role in highlighting the horror theme of the novel,which is reflected in the psychological description of the characters and the rendering of the environment.