A Study on If-conditionals in English from a Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics  

作　　者：LIAO Ting GAO Wen-cheng 

机构地区：[1]University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai,China

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2022年第3期275-281,共7页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：As an important form to express inference and reasoning,if-conditional has occupied a significant position in linguistic research.Traditional studies investigate the issue in virtue of categorization,cognitive semantics and comparative analysis,etc.So far few researches have concerned meaning construction of if-conditionals from a perspective of cognitive linguistics.Based on the mental space theory,it is found that two mental spaces are set up in discourse,a base space representing if-clause and main clause represented by an expansion space.When elements in spaces are respectively projected in a mapping relation,the meaning is constructed by blending.This paper aims to provide a full interpretation for meaning construction by establishment of mental spaces and mapping between them,and also the analysis of subjectification pattern of if-conditionals,providing reference for future studies of the issue.

关 键 词：if-conditionals cognitive linguistics mental space theory SUBJECTIFICATION 

分 类 号：O17[理学—数学]