从认知角度看英语植物词汇的隐喻意义

The Metaphorical Meaning of Botanical Words in the Light of Cognition

本文分析了英语植物词汇的隐喻认知意义 ,总结归纳出植物隐喻的三种基本形式 :名词隐喻、动词隐喻和名词转动词隐喻 ,说明了隐喻的生成和理解来自于人们对世界的认知方式和过程 。

This article makes analysis of the metaphorical cognitive meaning of botanical words, generalizes three basic forms of botanical metaphors: nominal metaphors, verbal metaphors and verbal metaphors converted from nouns. It explains the generation of metaphors and the method and process of understanding the world, and expounds on the idea that intrinsically metaphor is a kind activity of cognition.