As a cognitive tool,conceptual metaphor permeates in economic discourse.It plays an important role in interpreting economic activities,as well as keeping abreast with economic trends.Through summarization and observat...As a cognitive tool,conceptual metaphor permeates in economic discourse.It plays an important role in interpreting economic activities,as well as keeping abreast with economic trends.Through summarization and observation,this paper analyzes the conceptual metaphor in economic discourse,and draws the conclusion that the utilization of conceptual metaphor in economic discourse not only has theoretical functions at a discourse level,but also the practical significance in enlightening economic activities.展开更多
In the 1980 s, Lakoff and Johnson proposed conceptual metaphor theory in which metaphor is not only considered as a lin-guistic phenomenon but also as the basic way of thinking, which can be reflected in all levels of...In the 1980 s, Lakoff and Johnson proposed conceptual metaphor theory in which metaphor is not only considered as a lin-guistic phenomenon but also as the basic way of thinking, which can be reflected in all levels of language.The author will exploresthe discourse coherence functions of conceptual metaphor.And try to solve these problems: What factors of conceptual metaphor in-fluence the discourse coherence? How can these factors form a coherent discourse and which one plays the central role?展开更多
Adopting Lakoff & Johnson's conceptual metaphor theory as theoretical framework and president Obama's State of the Union Address in 2011 as research corpus,the analysis is carried out from two perspectives...Adopting Lakoff & Johnson's conceptual metaphor theory as theoretical framework and president Obama's State of the Union Address in 2011 as research corpus,the analysis is carried out from two perspectives to probe into the coherent function of metaphor:one is coherence constructed by a single conceptual metaphor,the other is coherence constructed by more than one conceptual metaphor.展开更多
The Report on the work of government(2020)is an annually political discourse,which provides a consistent topic to linguistic research.And conceptual metaphor provided by George Lakoff,is an important part of cognitive...The Report on the work of government(2020)is an annually political discourse,which provides a consistent topic to linguistic research.And conceptual metaphor provided by George Lakoff,is an important part of cognitive linguistics and a way of discourse analysis.From the perspective of conceptual metaphor,this study explores proportion and distribution of conceptual metaphor used in the discourse,and analyzes the function of major metaphors.It is proved that there are totally 12 categories of metaphors,which are made up of 8 major metaphor and 4 minor metaphor.The major metaphors function hierarchically and reflect effect of epidemic represented in the discourse.By analyzing the conceptual metaphor in the discourse,it is expected to shade a light on the understanding of metaphor illustration of the discourse.展开更多
This paper looks into the implicit conceptual metaphor in the short story Rain by Somerset Maugham from a cognitive-functional perspective. The word "rain",with its unusual frequency of occurrence and used i...This paper looks into the implicit conceptual metaphor in the short story Rain by Somerset Maugham from a cognitive-functional perspective. The word "rain",with its unusual frequency of occurrence and used in a less common clause structure in the discourse,is obviously foregrounded. But rain is not what the story is about,it is about the protagonist,a missionary,Davidson by name and his relationship with a woman named Thompson. Rain is used symbolically as the source domain,but where is the target domain? The recurrence of "the rain",which forms a metaphoric chain,moves the narrative through its entire structure,beginning with Orientation,through 11 phases in Complication Actions until it reaches Resolution,which takes the form of Davidson's suicide. The ending comes as a surprise to the reader and forces him to look back and re-contextualize the story on the basis of a series of counter-expectancies and linguistic expressions so that he finds the relationship between Davidson and Thompson was not one between a preacher and a sinner,but one between a man and a woman. Linguistic analysis and cognitive analysis bring to light the fact that what made Davidson behave the way he did was not only his religious fanaticism but,more decisively,also his inner urge or desire,which turns out to be the target domain. The fascinating role metaphor and metonymy play in the unfolding of discourse makes it possible to establish the cross-domain mapping of knowledge about rain onto knowledge about desire,so the dominant conceptual metaphor,Desire Is Rain,finally takes shape. This is how the discourse realizes the conceptual metaphor. As the metaphor is implicit,it takes a lot of inferencing to see how the discourse realizes it as it unfolds,and how the metaphor shapes the meaning of the discourse as it gradually emerges. The target domain is implied in order to make the story stylistically unique and heighten the cognitive impact of the short story.展开更多
文摘As a cognitive tool,conceptual metaphor permeates in economic discourse.It plays an important role in interpreting economic activities,as well as keeping abreast with economic trends.Through summarization and observation,this paper analyzes the conceptual metaphor in economic discourse,and draws the conclusion that the utilization of conceptual metaphor in economic discourse not only has theoretical functions at a discourse level,but also the practical significance in enlightening economic activities.
文摘In the 1980 s, Lakoff and Johnson proposed conceptual metaphor theory in which metaphor is not only considered as a lin-guistic phenomenon but also as the basic way of thinking, which can be reflected in all levels of language.The author will exploresthe discourse coherence functions of conceptual metaphor.And try to solve these problems: What factors of conceptual metaphor in-fluence the discourse coherence? How can these factors form a coherent discourse and which one plays the central role?
文摘Adopting Lakoff & Johnson's conceptual metaphor theory as theoretical framework and president Obama's State of the Union Address in 2011 as research corpus,the analysis is carried out from two perspectives to probe into the coherent function of metaphor:one is coherence constructed by a single conceptual metaphor,the other is coherence constructed by more than one conceptual metaphor.
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文摘The Report on the work of government(2020)is an annually political discourse,which provides a consistent topic to linguistic research.And conceptual metaphor provided by George Lakoff,is an important part of cognitive linguistics and a way of discourse analysis.From the perspective of conceptual metaphor,this study explores proportion and distribution of conceptual metaphor used in the discourse,and analyzes the function of major metaphors.It is proved that there are totally 12 categories of metaphors,which are made up of 8 major metaphor and 4 minor metaphor.The major metaphors function hierarchically and reflect effect of epidemic represented in the discourse.By analyzing the conceptual metaphor in the discourse,it is expected to shade a light on the understanding of metaphor illustration of the discourse.
文摘This paper looks into the implicit conceptual metaphor in the short story Rain by Somerset Maugham from a cognitive-functional perspective. The word "rain",with its unusual frequency of occurrence and used in a less common clause structure in the discourse,is obviously foregrounded. But rain is not what the story is about,it is about the protagonist,a missionary,Davidson by name and his relationship with a woman named Thompson. Rain is used symbolically as the source domain,but where is the target domain? The recurrence of "the rain",which forms a metaphoric chain,moves the narrative through its entire structure,beginning with Orientation,through 11 phases in Complication Actions until it reaches Resolution,which takes the form of Davidson's suicide. The ending comes as a surprise to the reader and forces him to look back and re-contextualize the story on the basis of a series of counter-expectancies and linguistic expressions so that he finds the relationship between Davidson and Thompson was not one between a preacher and a sinner,but one between a man and a woman. Linguistic analysis and cognitive analysis bring to light the fact that what made Davidson behave the way he did was not only his religious fanaticism but,more decisively,also his inner urge or desire,which turns out to be the target domain. The fascinating role metaphor and metonymy play in the unfolding of discourse makes it possible to establish the cross-domain mapping of knowledge about rain onto knowledge about desire,so the dominant conceptual metaphor,Desire Is Rain,finally takes shape. This is how the discourse realizes the conceptual metaphor. As the metaphor is implicit,it takes a lot of inferencing to see how the discourse realizes it as it unfolds,and how the metaphor shapes the meaning of the discourse as it gradually emerges. The target domain is implied in order to make the story stylistically unique and heighten the cognitive impact of the short story.
