ICM (Idealized Cognitive Model) theory put forward by Lakoff has a guiding function in the analysis of discourse coherence without the coherent devices, based on which WANG Yin mentioned cognitive world. The cogniti...ICM (Idealized Cognitive Model) theory put forward by Lakoff has a guiding function in the analysis of discourse coherence without the coherent devices, based on which WANG Yin mentioned cognitive world. The cognitive world is of two kinds: ICM and background knowledge. The process of understanding discourse is the process of activating the human's ICM and background knowledge so that coherence is realized.展开更多
文摘ICM (Idealized Cognitive Model) theory put forward by Lakoff has a guiding function in the analysis of discourse coherence without the coherent devices, based on which WANG Yin mentioned cognitive world. The cognitive world is of two kinds: ICM and background knowledge. The process of understanding discourse is the process of activating the human's ICM and background knowledge so that coherence is realized.