A Study on Internet Buzzwords in the Last Four Years Based on Conceptual Integration Theory

Internet buzzwords,as distinct forms of language,consist of short sentences yet carry rich meanings and spread rapidly.To better study this intriguing and unique linguistic phenomenon,this paper employed conceptual integration theory for its powerful explanatory capabilities to analyze the origins,composition,and emergence of meanings of internet buzzwords over the past four years.These 40 internet buzzwords can be categorized into five types:semantic derivation,generalization,abbreviation,metonymy,and compounding.Furthermore,this paper conducted cognitive analysis from different conceptual integration network perspectives,elucidating specific cognitive operations involved in the construction of meanings and revealing the emergence process of layered meanings in recent internet buzzwords over the past four years.

An Analysis on My Last Duchess from the Perspective of Mental Space Theory

In the view of cognitive linguistics,mental spaces are small conceptual packets constructed as we think and talk,for purposes of local understanding and action(Fauconnier&.Turner 2002:87).Fauconnier holds the opinion that the discourse participants move through the space lattice while their viewpoint and their focus shift as they go from one space to the next.Cognitive linguistics demands the learners to focus on the dynamic pattern of interaction between mental and discourse.Therefore,mental space theory is widely used in discourse analysis.This thesis takes My Last Duchess,a famous dramatic monologue written by Robert Browning,as the resource of analysis to see how dose mental space theory applied in discourse analysis to constituent an exhaustive and entire comprehension of the discourse.

A Study of Survival Predicaments in Graham Swift’s Waterland from the Perspective of Spatial Theory

In Waterland,contemporary British writer Graham Swift tells the protagonist Tom,using a mix of reality and history recreates the ecological devastation of the Fens Marsh,the fall of the Atkinson family and the spiritual collapse of the people.This paper attempts to explore the dilemma of human existence by starting from Henry’s spatial theory and dividing it into physical space,social space and mental space.

A Study on the Mental Space of Subjunctive Mood

Cognitive linguistics offers a novel approach to studying and elucidating language phenomena,with the theory of mental spaces being particularly adept at interpreting many“non-canonical”linguistic occurrences and providing a fresh cognitive framework.The subjunctive mood,one of the three primary moods in English,is integral to English grammar.Yet,it remains a contentious topic within the field,with a lack of consensus among different linguistic schools regarding this significant grammatical category.The substantial role of human cognition in the construction and interpretation of the subjunctive mood’s meaning has been infrequently explored.This paper,from a cognitive perspective,employs the theory of mental spaces to discuss the English subjunctive mood,addressing the questions of its theoretical foundation,the reasons for its use,and the methods of its application.

Discourse Analysis of packages in Chinese Cross Talk from Conceptual Integration Theory

Packages in Chinese cross talk are the origin of cross talk humor.By using the literature investigation method,the paper find the effect of humor when create the packages and unpack the packages,which is the process that audiences construct mental spaces and create mappings between mental spaces,but the detail process of mental spaces and the mappings of mental spaces is uncertain.Thus,the paper uses literature investigation and illustration as the main research methods.This paper means to make a better understanding of the humor of cross talk and can help to create more humor discourse.

A Study on If-conditionals in English from a Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics

As an important form to express inference and reasoning,if-conditional has occupied a significant position in linguistic research.Traditional studies investigate the issue in virtue of categorization,cognitive semantics and comparative analysis,etc.So far few researches have concerned meaning construction of if-conditionals from a perspective of cognitive linguistics.Based on the mental space theory,it is found that two mental spaces are set up in discourse,a base space representing if-clause and main clause represented by an expansion space.When elements in spaces are respectively projected in a mapping relation,the meaning is constructed by blending.This paper aims to provide a full interpretation for meaning construction by establishment of mental spaces and mapping between them,and also the analysis of subjectification pattern of if-conditionals,providing reference for future studies of the issue.

The Guidance and Meaning directed by the Three Phases of Memory on the Reading of Literature Works Written by the Style of Stream of Consciousness ——taking the Work Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami as an Example

Recently, the researchers put their attention on the literature works on Virginia Woolf or James Joyce too heavily just because the skill of stream of consciousness is used through the novel completely. Choosing this novel by Japanese writer as an example is an experiment, because the stream of consciousness as a composing method has melted its impression into the modem novel. And in the researcher＇s opinion, regardless the traditional part, the researching focus should be shifted on the works written by nowadays writer. To begin this paper, there are four questions should be solved： First, the definition of stream of consciousness should be known clearly; another question is the structure analysis of structure of Hear the Wind Sing; secondly, compared with the mental space theory and blending theory by Fauconnier, how to judge the function of Three Phases of memory＇s direction on reading should be focused on; thirdly, the reason why readers meet the problem of barrier when they read the stream of consciousness novel, and how the memory helps to solve the problem should be study in this section. Fourth, the extra factors which support the function of memory will enhance the skill of reading the SOC novel and finally foreground the meaning.