Viewing on similarities in metaphors in cross-cultural communication from the perspective of cognition  

从认知角度看跨文化交际中隐喻的相似性

作　　者：徐东妮[1] 

机构地区：[1]西安工业大学外语系,陕西西安710032

出　　处：《Sino-US English Teaching》2009年第4期56-58,共3页中美英语教学（英文版）

摘　　要：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.当代西方认知语言学家认为，隐喻不仅应被看作是语言内部的一种修辞手段，更应把它和人类的认知过程相联系，因为它能反映语言、思维和认知的关系。由于隐喻有这种共同的认知基础，不同文化背景下的隐喻也会呈现出一定的相似性。本文通过比较漠英语言中的隐喻实例，总结其相似性，为隐喻的认知基础提供佐证。

关 键 词：METAPHOR COGNITION SIMILARITIES 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语] H315