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Metaphor in discourse

话语中的隐喻

基本信息

批准号：
AH/E503683/1
负责人：
Elena Semino
金额：
$ 2.9万
依托单位：
Lancaster University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2006
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2006 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FE503683%2F1
关键词：
Metaphor discourse

项目摘要

The study of metaphor has a long and venerable tradition, dating back at least to Greek and Roman antiquity. In recent years, advances in linguistics, psychology and philosophy have led to a resurgence of interest in metaphor. More specifically, scholars have pointed out that we systematically use conventional metaphorical expressions in everyday language (e.g. 'I'm at a crossroads in my life', 'She needs a new sense of direction'), and claimed that these patterns reflect conventional patterns of thought, known as 'conceptual metaphors' (e.g. LIFE IS A JOURNEY). This line of research has already inspired some important work on the conventional use of metaphor in a variety of genres, as well as on the novel use metaphor in literature. In particular, it is claimed that literary writers creatively exploit the metaphors that we all use in ordinary language. In my research, I investigate the forms and functions of metaphor in a range of genres belonging to a set of different socio-cultural domains, including literature, politics, science, education and advertising. I combine the close textual analysis of a representative sample of texts with the exploitation of large linguistic databases known as 'corpora'. My aim is to show the following:That interplay between conventionality and creativity in the use of metaphor is a characteristic of many different genres and contexts of use, rather than being an exclusively or primarily literary phenomenon;That, although metaphor has different dominant functions in different genres (e.g. persuasion in political speeches, explanation in educational materials, etc.), metaphorical expressions are used for a variety of purposes within individual texts and genres (e.g. in scientific articles metaphors are often used for the purposes of persuasion and humour as well as explanation);`Those corpora provide an invaluable resource for the study of metaphor.I will also point out the implications of my research for current metaphor theory, and particularly for current views on 'conceptual metaphors'.

隐喻的研究有着悠久而古老的传统，至少可以追溯到古希腊和古罗马时期。近年来，随着语言学、心理学和哲学的发展，隐喻的研究又重新兴起。更具体地说，学者们指出，我们在日常语言中系统地使用传统的隐喻表达（例如，“我在人生的十字路口”，“她需要一个新的方向感”），并声称这些模式反映了传统的思维模式，称为“概念隐喻”（例如，生活是一个旅程）。这条研究路线已经启发了一些重要的工作，在各种体裁中的常规使用隐喻，以及在文学中的小说使用隐喻。特别是，它声称，文学作家创造性地利用隐喻，我们都在日常语言中使用。在我的研究中，我调查的形式和功能的隐喻在一系列体裁属于一组不同的社会文化领域，包括文学，政治，科学，教育和广告。我结合联合收割机密切文本分析的一个有代表性的文本样本的大型语言数据库被称为“语料库”的开发。本文的目的是说明：隐喻使用中的传统性和创造性之间的相互作用是许多不同体裁和使用语境的特征，而不是一种专门或主要的文学现象;尽管隐喻在不同体裁中具有不同的主导功能（例如政治演讲中的说服，教育材料中的解释等），隐喻表达在不同的文本和体裁中有着不同的用途（例如在科学文章中隐喻经常被用于说服、幽默和解释的目的）;“这些语料库为隐喻的研究提供了宝贵的资源。我还将指出我的研究对当前隐喻理论的影响，特别是对当前关于”概念隐喻“的观点的影响。