汉语成语中“头”的概念隐喻分析

人类白近及远、由简单到复杂、由具体到抽象的认知规律决定了人体及其器官是人类认识世界的基础。在汉语人体成语中，含有“头”字的成语占成语总数的十分之一。与“头”搭配最多的器官或部位是“脑”，其次是“足”和“脸”。按照单字隐喻、合成词隐喻及多部位搭配隐喻三种方式对成语中“头”的隐喻义进行归纳，发现“头”在成语中具有一定的转喻原则。

A Study of the Conceptual Metaphors of "tou" in Chinese Idioms

The human being＇s cognition of the world is from the near to the far, from the simple to the complex, from the concrete to the abstract. This rule has determined the basic role of the human body and its organs in understanding the world. In Chinese idioms concerning human body, those with ＂tou＂ is 10% of the total. The first human organ that collocates with ＂tou＂ is ＂nao＂, followed by ＂zu＂ and ＂lian＂. In terms of their metaphorical ways, the idioms with ＂tou＂ are divided into three categories： single word metaphor, compound word metaphor, and multi-part metaphor. It is also found out that there is some metonymie principle in the idioms with ＂tou＂.