Cohesion, the main form of discoursal coherence, has traditionally been analyzed from the perspective of functional linguistics and its study mainly focuses on surface explicit cohesive devices. We hold that it is of ...Cohesion, the main form of discoursal coherence, has traditionally been analyzed from the perspective of functional linguistics and its study mainly focuses on surface explicit cohesive devices. We hold that it is of much higher explanatory power to study discoursal coherence from the point of view of cognitive linguistics and the construction of discoursal coherence has been restricted by the cognitive principles like iconicity, cognitive metaphor and cognitive metonymy. Based upon the above analysis, the article discusses show such cognitive principles act as cohesive devices and play a role in the formation of discoursal coherence.展开更多
Modern cognitive linguistics claims that metaphor should not be studied simply as a rhetorical device of language, but be associated with mankind＇s cognitive process, because it reflects the relationship between lang...Modern cognitive linguistics claims that metaphor should not be studied simply as a rhetorical device of language, but be associated with mankind＇s cognitive process, because it reflects the relationship between language and thought and cognition. Owing to this common cognitive basis, metaphors of different languages and cultures have some similarities. The specific examples of metaphors, both in English and Chinese, will be compared to find out their similarities, thus providing the evidence for the cognitive basis of metaphors.展开更多
文摘Cohesion, the main form of discoursal coherence, has traditionally been analyzed from the perspective of functional linguistics and its study mainly focuses on surface explicit cohesive devices. We hold that it is of much higher explanatory power to study discoursal coherence from the point of view of cognitive linguistics and the construction of discoursal coherence has been restricted by the cognitive principles like iconicity, cognitive metaphor and cognitive metonymy. Based upon the above analysis, the article discusses show such cognitive principles act as cohesive devices and play a role in the formation of discoursal coherence.
文摘Modern cognitive linguistics claims that metaphor should not be studied simply as a rhetorical device of language, but be associated with mankind＇s cognitive process, because it reflects the relationship between language and thought and cognition. Owing to this common cognitive basis, metaphors of different languages and cultures have some similarities. The specific examples of metaphors, both in English and Chinese, will be compared to find out their similarities, thus providing the evidence for the cognitive basis of metaphors.
