Metaphors have different expressions in cognitive and systematic-functional linguistics, which are conceptual metaphors and ideational metaphors. Conceptual metaphors belong to traditional vocabulary metaphors, and id...Metaphors have different expressions in cognitive and systematic-functional linguistics, which are conceptual metaphors and ideational metaphors. Conceptual metaphors belong to traditional vocabulary metaphors, and ideational grammatical metaphors are pointed out by Halliday--the main representative of systemic-functional theory. This paper elaborates on the specific grammatical feature of EST （English for Science and Technology） text--＂nominalization of processes＂ to reveal the source of ideational metaphors. From the analysis of some examples, it is found that nominalization as a grammatical metaphor expresses the transference between process types, so it reveals the essence of ideational grammatical metaphors. Meanwhile, the comparison made between grammatical metaphors and vocabulary metaphors reflects the similarities between conceptual metaphors and ideational metaphors. In this way, this paper comes to the conclusion that the combination of the study methods of metaphors from both cognitive and systemic-functional perspectives is the best way to uncover the basic characteristic of human thinking.展开更多
This paper attempts to demonstrate how certain theories of Halliday's SFL can analyze the implicit subject of the short story Cat in the Rain written by Ernest Hemingway. The paper will explore in two areas of the...This paper attempts to demonstrate how certain theories of Halliday's SFL can analyze the implicit subject of the short story Cat in the Rain written by Ernest Hemingway. The paper will explore in two areas of the tenor of interpersonal function and transitivity of experiential meta-function. The purpose of the paper tries to verify unconcerned relationship among people in it and the writer's writing style-iceberg rule and the operative theory of SFL on the analysis of literary text.展开更多
文摘Metaphors have different expressions in cognitive and systematic-functional linguistics, which are conceptual metaphors and ideational metaphors. Conceptual metaphors belong to traditional vocabulary metaphors, and ideational grammatical metaphors are pointed out by Halliday--the main representative of systemic-functional theory. This paper elaborates on the specific grammatical feature of EST （English for Science and Technology） text--＂nominalization of processes＂ to reveal the source of ideational metaphors. From the analysis of some examples, it is found that nominalization as a grammatical metaphor expresses the transference between process types, so it reveals the essence of ideational grammatical metaphors. Meanwhile, the comparison made between grammatical metaphors and vocabulary metaphors reflects the similarities between conceptual metaphors and ideational metaphors. In this way, this paper comes to the conclusion that the combination of the study methods of metaphors from both cognitive and systemic-functional perspectives is the best way to uncover the basic characteristic of human thinking.
文摘This paper attempts to demonstrate how certain theories of Halliday's SFL can analyze the implicit subject of the short story Cat in the Rain written by Ernest Hemingway. The paper will explore in two areas of the tenor of interpersonal function and transitivity of experiential meta-function. The purpose of the paper tries to verify unconcerned relationship among people in it and the writer's writing style-iceberg rule and the operative theory of SFL on the analysis of literary text.
