从认知角度对比汉英习语-外国语言学及应用语言学专业论文.docxVIP

ABSTRACT There is a misunderstanding for traditional Iinguistics，which emphasizes that the idioms are special linguistic expressions in that they are fixed in structure.ηlis is what traditional view of idioms-non-compositionality. However，ωgnitive Iinguistics， a、a newly-developed area of linguistic field，maintains a different view. Cognitive linguistics believes that idioms are compositional in nature，namely the meaning of most idioms can be inferred from components of the idioms and the structures a、 省idiomatic expressions are t1exible. Cognitive linguistics explains the compositionality of idioms by exploring the semantic motivation behind the idioms. 省 This thesis applies experiential cognition and conceptual metaphor in cognitive Iinguistics to compare and analyze the similarities and differences between Chinese nd English idioms. 80th experiential cognition and ωnceptual metaphor are very important cognitive models，as many cognitive linguists claim that our thought is metaphorically structured，and idioms are deemed as the accumulated results as well as cognitive reflections of experiences of human beings.ηlis thesis applies experiential cognition to analyze the similarities and di悦rences between Chinese and English idioms in terms of geographical cultures，value orientation，thinking models， customs and social relations，and applies conceptual metaphor to fu口her compare conceptual meaning and associative meaning of idioms in Chinese and English ，to disclose the function of cognitive process in the production of idioms. ηle first chapter ωks about the significance and purpose of this research and struc阳re of this thesis. Chapter Two is the Iiterature review of comparative study of Chinese and English idioms as well as basic information of idioms. Chapter 刊ree is about theoretical 仕amework， il1ustrating experiential cognition and conceptual metaphor，two basic concepts of cognitive Iinguistics. Chapter Four and Chapter Five 曾 are the ma