白午苗语距离指示词的隐喻映射与扩散

Metaphorical Mapping and Diffusion of Distance-indicating Demonstratives in the Baiwu Miao Language

本文讨论白午苗语距离指示词的隐喻映射和扩散问题。白午苗语的距离指示词以观察者的角度分为近指、远指、较远指、最远指和忆指5级。基于距离指示词的[+距离]义,认为距离指示词与人称代词、时间名词存在距离象似关联,距离指示词经过隐喻向人称代词和时间名词跨域映射和扩散。

This article discusses the metaphorical mapping and diffusion of distance-indicating demonstratives in the Baiwu variety of Hmu,a dialect of the Miao language.From the observer’s perspective,the demonstratives in Baiwu Hmu can refer to things of five levels:near in distance,far in distance,farther away in distance,the farthest in distance,and intangibly in one’s memory.Based on the semantic feature of[+distance]of distance-indicating demonstratives,it is argued that there is an obvious distance iconicity relationship between distance-indicating demonstratives,personal pronouns and time nouns,that is,distance-indicating demonstratives are metaphorically mapped and diffused across domains to personal pronouns and time nouns.