隐喻的认知研究之于文化解读

人类对于隐喻的研究,从古希腊的亚里士多德开始,一直延续至今。从隐喻的概念来看,隐喻研究史上存在着传统的"比较论"、"失协论"和今天的"交互论",由此来探讨隐喻的基础、认知功能及认知本质,并得出了:隐喻是语言现象,在日常语言中居于中心地位;也是思维现象,影响人的思维方式;还是文化现象,体现了世界的文化模式,是人类交流思想、认知的有力工具。

The cognitive study of metaphor and its impacts on cultural interpretation

There is a long history concerns of metaphor study,from the very beginning of Aristotle of ancient Greek.Three schools,i.e. Comparison View,Incoherence View and Interaction View are mentioned from diachronic angle, and the last one is highlighted.The basis,the cognitive function and its cognitive essence make metaphor not only a linguistic phenomenon,but a cognitive as well as a cultural one.Metaphor plays a decisive role in the cultural interpretation and cultural exchanges of human beings.