隐喻广泛地存在于日常语言中,是我们理解抽象概念和进行抽象推理的主要工具。本文在概念整合理论的相关背景下,结合生成词库论中的物性结构描写体系,对名词的隐喻现象进行分析。通过提供四个例证,本文强调物性角色可以为概念整合的心理空间提供丰富的内容,从而帮助我们对名词隐喻的识别和理解。
Metaphor is a common linguistic phenomenon, and widely exists in our daily utterances. It is the main tool for us to understand abstract concepts and make abstract inference. Under the background of conceptual integration theory, this paper provides an analysis of noun metaphor by observing the aualia structure in generative lexicon theory at the same time. Supported by four examples, the paper claims that qualia roles can provide abundant contents for the mental space in conceptual integration and help with recognizing and understanding noun metaphor.