Cognitive Interpretation of Synaesthesia Metaphors Based on Blending Space Theory

Recently the academia tends to take synaesthesia metaphor as a cognitive phenomenon and an important part of the research of cognitive linguistics since synaesthesia metaphor symbolizes the way we perceive the world and the way we think.Blending Space Theory is a theoretical framework interpreting the cognitive activities.The present paper attempts to divide the synaesthesia metaphor into two kinds;tries to obtain the cognitive interpretation of synaesthesia metaphors based on Blending Space Theory,and further deepens people’s understanding of the research object:synaesthesia metaphor.

Triangular domain extension of algebraic trigonometricB′ezier-like basis

In computer aided geometric design （CAGD）, B′ezier-like bases receive more andmore considerations as new modeling tools in recent years. But those existing B′ezier-like basesare all defined over the rectangular domain. In this paper, we extend the algebraic trigono-metric B′ezier-like basis of order 4 to the triangular domain. The new basis functions definedover the triangular domain are proved to fulfill non-negativity, partition of unity, symmetry,boundary representation, linear independence and so on. We also prove some properties of thecorresponding B′ezier-like surfaces. Finally, some applications of the proposed basis are shown.

Towards a Philosophical Understanding of Digital Environments

Immersion within digital environments is a common experience for the inhabitants of contemporary technologically advanced societies:Familiarity with these environments and the technologies that make them possible has become so immediate that their unquestioned use is making such technologies ever more“transparent”.The aim of this contribution is to question the obviousness of our relationship with digital technologies and environments,so as to address two specific(and correlated)questions:First,where—i.e.,in what dimension—must we locate those spaces that we define as“digital”?And,secondly,where do we locate ourselves—as subjects-users(and producers)of such environments—when we“move”within them?These questions evoke the urgency of an inquiry into the new forms and modes of subjectivation in the digital context.I will address the topic by:(1)reconstructing the relation between the(first literary)concept of cyberspace and the notion of digital environment;and(2)proposing a certain philosophical understanding of digital environments,based on:(i)a phenomenological frame and(ii)a certain notion of interface as“thirdspace”.

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.

Thermal Stability and Thermal Aging of Poly(vinyl chloride)/MgAl Layered Double Hydroxides Composites

MgAl-LDH（layered double hydroxides） were prepared with CO（NH2）2, NH4 Cl and NH3·H2O by the coprecipitation method, respectively. Corresponding composite membranes were prepared by the coating method. LDHs were characterized by WAXS, CO2-TPD and SEM. The morphology of the PVC/LDHs composite membranes were characterized by means of SEM. The thermal stability of the membranes was analyzed by air aging box and TGA-FTIR. The SEM results show that nano-particles can be compatible with poly（vinyl chloride）（PVC） matrix homogeneously by the stirring-ultrasound blend method with two steps. Furthermore, the air aging box results proved that MgAl-CO（NH2）2-LDH has the best effect on thermal stability of PVC. TGA-FTIR results show that MgAl-CO（NH2）2-LDH could adsorb more HCl that resulted from the degradation of PVC and improve the pyrolysis temperature of the first degradation stage by 15 K compared with PVC.