《周易》符号系统中,卦与卦之间存在着组合轴上的连接和聚合轴上的选择关系.《周易》的 卦序和爻位关系说明符号系统不同层次上的组合性特点.而在聚合轴上,卦画、卦辞与文辞又在不同方面 反映出聚合关系的选择性.双轴关系在《周易》文本中体现了符号结构的修辞效果.《周易》聚合轴各元 素之间具有符号的隐喻特征,并于传统文化内部建立起了 -个庞大的隐喻体系.而组合轴诸元素构成转 喻的修辞效果,也对《周易》符号表意起到重要作用.
In the symbol system of The Book of Changes , there is a connection on the combination axis an d choice relationship on the polymerization axis between the hexagrams. The hexagram order and the relationship between positions of lines describe the combination of symbolic systems at different levels. While on the polymerization axis , guahua,guaciand diction reflect the selectivity of the aggregation relationship in different ways. The biaxial relation embodies rhetorical effect of the symbolic structure in the text of The Book of Changes . The elements of the polymerization axis have the metaphorical features of s igns , and establish a large meta-phorical system within the traditional culture. The elements of the combination axis constitute the rhetoric effect of metonymy, and play an important role on the symbol expressive of The Book of Changes .