Although nursery rhymes and other texts for children often involve implausible or even fantastic combinations of elements,children seem to have no trouble following them.The paper tries to account for the phenomenon i...Although nursery rhymes and other texts for children often involve implausible or even fantastic combinations of elements,children seem to have no trouble following them.The paper tries to account for the phenomenon in perspective of mental space theory,suggesting that children are adept at the sort of mental process called as conceptual integration.展开更多
Rhymes are also an essential part of foreign language learning for young learners,basically because all children enjoy sayingrhymes in their native language and they will naturally enjoy doing the same in another lang...Rhymes are also an essential part of foreign language learning for young learners,basically because all children enjoy sayingrhymes in their native language and they will naturally enjoy doing the same in another language.The value of using rhymes in the primaryEnglish teaching classroom has been widely recognized.In this paper we will describe the importance of using rhymes in teaching English as aforeign language in the primary school.展开更多
From the perspective of the frame theory,with the analysis of animal metaphors in Cantonese nursery rhymes,this paper discusses the feasible translation strategies,suggesting that direct translation can be adopted for...From the perspective of the frame theory,with the analysis of animal metaphors in Cantonese nursery rhymes,this paper discusses the feasible translation strategies,suggesting that direct translation can be adopted for animal metaphors that can evoke the similar cognitive frame in both Cantonese and English cultural contexts.As for those without identical frame,translation without the original vehicle can be used for the metaphors of physicalification,while translation with annotation can be applied for the metaphors of personification.展开更多
Ideational metaphor is a typical type of grammatical metaphor. The analysis of grammatical metaphor in English nursery rhymes from the perspective of ideational metaphor, which tries to explore possible evidence of th...Ideational metaphor is a typical type of grammatical metaphor. The analysis of grammatical metaphor in English nursery rhymes from the perspective of ideational metaphor, which tries to explore possible evidence of the existence of ideational metaphor in the language of young children-nursery rhymes. Children learn probably many equally complex systems as that of human language.展开更多
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a famous novel in children's literature by Lewis Carroll, plays an important role in the history of children's literature. Large amount of nursery rhymes are used in the...Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a famous novel in children's literature by Lewis Carroll, plays an important role in the history of children's literature. Large amount of nursery rhymes are used in the novel. This paper simply analyzes the embodiment and function of the nursery rhymes in Alice in Wonderland, and the understanding of children's literature. It also points out the reasons for the existence of nursery rhymes.展开更多
文摘Although nursery rhymes and other texts for children often involve implausible or even fantastic combinations of elements,children seem to have no trouble following them.The paper tries to account for the phenomenon in perspective of mental space theory,suggesting that children are adept at the sort of mental process called as conceptual integration.
文摘Rhymes are also an essential part of foreign language learning for young learners,basically because all children enjoy sayingrhymes in their native language and they will naturally enjoy doing the same in another language.The value of using rhymes in the primaryEnglish teaching classroom has been widely recognized.In this paper we will describe the importance of using rhymes in teaching English as aforeign language in the primary school.
文摘From the perspective of the frame theory,with the analysis of animal metaphors in Cantonese nursery rhymes,this paper discusses the feasible translation strategies,suggesting that direct translation can be adopted for animal metaphors that can evoke the similar cognitive frame in both Cantonese and English cultural contexts.As for those without identical frame,translation without the original vehicle can be used for the metaphors of physicalification,while translation with annotation can be applied for the metaphors of personification.
文摘Ideational metaphor is a typical type of grammatical metaphor. The analysis of grammatical metaphor in English nursery rhymes from the perspective of ideational metaphor, which tries to explore possible evidence of the existence of ideational metaphor in the language of young children-nursery rhymes. Children learn probably many equally complex systems as that of human language.
文摘Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a famous novel in children's literature by Lewis Carroll, plays an important role in the history of children's literature. Large amount of nursery rhymes are used in the novel. This paper simply analyzes the embodiment and function of the nursery rhymes in Alice in Wonderland, and the understanding of children's literature. It also points out the reasons for the existence of nursery rhymes.
