Critical Metaphor Analysis in Emily Dickinson’s Poems

Critical Metaphor Analysis(CMA)is usually used to analyze metaphors in various discourse to reveal the emotion,attitude and thoughts behind metaphors.In the present thesis,Emily Dickinson’s poems are analyzed in terms of the theory of Critical Metaphor Analysis,which reveals the working mechanism of metaphors,metaphorical implications as well as the cognitive factors behind the choice of metaphors in Emily Dickinson’s poems.

War and liar:a semiotic account of metaphors in the reports on the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water in Chinese media

The release of nuclear wastewater by Japan has generated strong opposition from Japanese citizens,governments of neighboring countries,and global environmental advocates.China,representing the concerns of neighboring countries,has underscored the illicit and detrimental nature of this action.This study explores the metaphors employed in Chinese media regarding the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water.Based on the self-built corpus,we reveal the rhetorical motives underlying the metaphors,drawing on the framework of critical metaphor analysis.The study centers on two major metaphors-war and liar metaphors-in the discourse of two Chinese official media,China Daily and People’s Daily Online.It is found that according to Chinese media,initiating and protesting the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water is a war;and that the Japanese government and TEPCO are liars.The metaphor choices reflect China’s stance of opposition and condemnation against the discharge and its intention of uncovering deceptive and misleading information.

论近十年来国内关于批评隐喻分析的研究

近十年来,国内的批评隐喻研究基本都是基于批评隐喻分析理论,在隐喻识别的方法上主要为人工识别法和计算机技术识别法。研究对象大部分是基于隐喻高密度输出的政治语料,体裁也大都是以演讲之类的劝服功能作为明显的语料,但随着学科理论的不断发展与完善,以及信息社会的快速发展而导致社会语境的变迁,其研究对象范围也在不断扩大,呈现出对批评隐喻的研究中除了单一使用批评隐喻分析理论外,许多学者还将研究与其他应用方向的理论结合起来,发展出了身份构建、多模态转向、翻译实践及教学应用等研究新方向。