Implicit cognitive meanings of the spatial prepositions in, on, and at in English
Implicit cognitive meanings of the spatial prepositions in, on, and at in English
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英语空间介词in、on、at的内隐认知意义
DOI：
10.36892/ijlts.v1i2.33
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发表时间：
2020
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通讯作者：
Chunying Wang
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作者：
Chunying Wang
对于英语学习者来说，学习英语介词被认为是一项困难的任务（Cheng, 2006），因为一些英语介词有许多相似但略有不同的含义（Boers & Demecheleer, 1998; Radden, 1985）。英语学习者在使用英语介词时面临困难，因为他们可能只学习了介词的语言形式，而没有学习介词所包含的概念意义。本研究的目的是从认知的角度，如概念隐喻理论（Lakoff & Johnson, 1980）和认知语法理论（Langacker, 2008）来研究英语空间介词in、on和at。本研究的调查主要采用文献分析法（Bowen, 2009； O’leary, 2014）。在回顾了许多主要的和前人的研究（Dikken, 1995; Freeborn, 1987; Lindstromberg, 1996, 2010; Nishimura, 2005; Radden, 1985）后，发现英语介词in、on和at不仅有其原型意义，而且有隐含意义，隐含意义可以通过隐喻进行延伸。研究还发现，介词的空间意义和时间意义之间存在着密切的关系。此外，in、on和at的原型意义可以作为学习其他空间或时间概念的基础。因此，我们认为理解介词中的隐喻和隐含意义有助于英语学习者学习英语。关键字
Learning English prepositions is deemed as a difficult task for EFL learners (Cheng, 2006) because some English prepositions have many similar but slightly different meanings (Boers & Demecheleer, 1998; Radden, 1985). EFL leaners face difficulty in using English prepositions because they may only learn the linguistic forms but not the conceptual meanings embedded in prepositions. The purpose of this research is to investigate English spatial prepositions in, on, and at from a cognitive perspective, e.g. the theory of conceptual metaphor (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980) and cognitive grammar (Langacker, 2008). The investigation of the present study was mainly done with document analysis (Bowen, 2009; O’Leary, 2014). After reviewing many primary and previous studies (Dikken, 1995; Freeborn, 1987; Lindstromberg, 1996, 2010; Nishimura, 2005; Radden, 1985), the findings show that English prepositions in, on, and at have not only their prototypical meanings but also implicit meanings, which may be extended by metaphors. It is also found that there is an intimate relationship between the spatial and temporal meanings of prepositions. Besides, the prototypical meanings of in, on, and at can be the foundation to learn other spatial or temporal concepts. Therefore, it is suggested that understanding metaphors and the implicit meanings embedded in prepositions can help EFL students’ learning of English language. KEYWORDS
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作者：
Bowen, Glenn A.
通讯作者：
Bowen, Glenn A.