Where the Meaning of Metaphor Comes From  

作　　者：WU Meixuan SI Bingyue 

机构地区：[1]Dalian University of Foreign Languages,Dalian,China

出　　处：《Journal of Philosophy Study》2020年第10期678-682,共5页哲学研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Metaphor,as an important linguistic phenomenon,has been studied by many famous scholars since ancient Greece.Following recent developments in pertinent research,it can be found that philosophers have begun to use the analytical method of philosophy to study metaphors,starting from a foundation provided by the results of linguistic research already conducted on metaphor.By reviewing the research of metaphor and previous studies on the connotations and extensions of the definitions of metaphor,this paper utilizes the analytical method of philosophy to analyze the meanings of metaphor and the ways to produce them.In fact,we do not have to literally translate the metaphorical sentence to understand the true meaning of the sentence,as the meaning of the metaphor was transformed from our own internal conceptual cognition.In general,the meaning of metaphors is generated through the interaction between our physical bodies and the external world.However,in communication,we found that the meaning of metaphor was generated through the“intimacy”between the communication participants.

关 键 词：METAPHOR the meaning of metaphor INTIMACY 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]