Journal of Beijing International Studies University ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 147-160.DOI: 10.12002/j.bisu.483

• Academic Frontiers and Trends • Previous Articles    

Latest Development in Research on Conceptual Metonymy

Wei Zaijiang()   

  1. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510420, China
  • Received:2020-08-03 Online:2023-11-07 Published:2023-10-30

概念转喻研究的理论前沿与发展动向

魏在江()   

  1. 广东外语外贸大学英文学院,国家重点文科基地外国语言学及应用语言学研究中心,510420
  • 作者简介:魏在江,广东外语外贸大学英文学院教授,国家重点文科基地外国语言学及应用语言学研究中心兼职研究员,博士生导师,510420,研究方向:认知语言学、对比语言学等。电子邮箱:weizaijiang@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    教育部哲学社会科学研究重大攻关项目“百年来欧美外来词语的全息语料库建设与汉语化机制研究”的阶段性研究成果(21JDA050);国家哲学社会科学基金项目“全过程人民民主话语建构与国际传播研究”(22BYY070)

Abstract:

This paper, based on the discussions of examples in English and Chinese metonymy, outlines the latest development of the research on conceptual metonymy and prospects its future research path and directions. First, this paper discusses the transfer of research paradigm from rhetoric to cognitive linguistics. Second, it discusses the latest development of metonymy studies, such as the studies on metonymic triggers and the functions of metonymy. Third, it puts forward some suggestions such as doing the contrastive studies between English and Chinese metonymy, and applying the research results to translation and language teaching & learning for the future studies.

Keywords: conceptual metonymy; rhetoric; cognition; grammatical metonymy; metaphors

摘要:

本文从认知语言学的角度,简述概念转喻研究的最新进展,分析其发展脉络,展望未来的发展路径与方向。文章首先回顾了研究范式的转变:从修辞到认知;其次讨论了近年来概念转喻研究新的进展,如转喻触发语、转喻的认知功能研究;最后展望了概念转喻研究未来发展的方向,建议加强英汉转喻对比与相关实践领域——如翻译理论与实践、语言教学——的研究。

关键词: 概念转喻, 修辞, 认知, 语法转喻, 隐喻

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