具身认知语言学研究的国际前沿与发展趋势

Frontiers and Developing Trends in International Research on Embodied Cognitive Linguistics

具身认知语言学是具身认知和认知语言学进一步结合从而形成的语言学研究前沿领域。通过对近15年间相关文献的系统梳理,本文考察了具身认知语言学的研究焦点和发展趋势。分析发现,相关研究聚焦于对语义现象(如意象图式、概念隐喻)、语法现象(如构式、视点)及应用性研究(如语言习得、语言教学)的具身认知分析,涉及大规模语料库和心理/神经语言学实验等方法的使用。整体上,相关研究趋向于关注语言中具身认知的多模态性、文化特异性及心理现实性。未来研究应进一步探索具身认知的多模态性在实证研究中的实现途径,发展本土化研究以及挖掘多种研究变量。

Embodied Cognitive Linguistics is a frontier of linguistic research,based on the convergence of embodied cognition and cognitive linguistics.With a systematic review of the related literature during the past 15 years,this paper investigates the research foci and developing trends of this research field.It is found that previous efforts mainly focus on the embodied-cognitive analyses of semantic phenomena(e.g.image schema and conceptual metaphor),grammatical phenomena(e.g.construction and viewpoint),and the application of these analyses(e.g.language acquisition and teaching).The research approaches usually involve large corpora and psycholinguistic/neurolinguistic experiments.As a general trend,multi-modality,cultural specificity,and psychological reality of embodied cognition in language attract most attention.Future studies should further explore the ways of testing multi-modality in empirical studies,enrich local contributions to Embodied Cognitive Linguistics,and uncover diversified research variables.