英语经济报道中概念隐喻的认知研究

发布时间：2018-04-30 08:14

本文选题：概念隐喻 + 英语经济报道　；参考：《山东师范大学》2017年硕士论文

【摘要】：本文基于概念隐喻理论,对英语经济报道中常用的概念隐喻类型进行了较为系统的分析总结。毫无疑问,经济危机对经济的发展产生了巨大的影响,也在一定程度上改变了经济隐喻的使用,本文将以经济危机为界,比较分析经济危机之前和之后两个不同时期的经济隐喻的使用情况。通过定性,定量分析和历时对比研究,本论文实现了两个目标,(1)分别总结出两个不同时期(2000-2007和2008-2015)中最典型的几种概念隐喻类型,并通过大量语料加以解释;(2)从历时角度,研究分析两个不同时期中经济隐喻使用情况的相同点和不同点。具体说来,本研究从2000-2015年间的经济学人,商业周刊,金融时报三大刊物中收集了大量的经济类的概念隐喻表达。所选的语料涉及了经济领域很多方面,比如,世界经济,贸易,商业,财经,保险,投资等。然后依据来源域的不同,将这些隐喻表达进行分类。为了提高研究的准确性,定性和定量的研究方法同时被采用。定性研究方法主要体现在归纳英语经济语篇中典型的概念隐喻类型,并对其进行认知分析;定量研究方法主要体现在分析不同概念隐喻类型的使用频率。本论文的研究问题是,(1)在2000-2007和2008-2015年这两个不同时期,英语经济报道中典型的概念隐喻类型分别有哪些?他们的映射过程,认知特点和功能是什么?(2)两个不同时期英语经济报道中概念隐喻使用情况的相同点和不同点有哪些?原因是什么?通过研究发现,第一,在2000-2007年间,生物体隐喻,上下隐喻和旅行隐喻是最典型的常用的隐喻形式;而在2008-2015年间,战争隐喻超过其他类型占据首要地位,生物体隐喻,上下隐喻和旅行隐喻使用频率呈下降趋势,而其他有些隐喻类型过去很少被用,在这个时期却变得使用频率越来越高,比如建筑隐喻,泡沫隐喻。通过认知分析发现,这些隐喻形式都是来源于人们的物理体验和文化生活。一些具体的,人们熟悉的概念被作为来源域映射到目标域中,从而有益于目标域中相对复杂,抽象概念的理解。英语经济报道中的概念隐喻不仅仅是用来解释某些抽象的经济名词,更是一种感知思考经济现象的思维方式。第二,通过历时对比两个不同时期英语经济报道中典型概念隐喻的使用情况,本研究发现,2000-2007年间经济隐喻常用类型的分布相对比较集中,但2008-2015年间经济隐喻常用类型的分布相对比较分散,经济隐喻的类型呈多样化。除此之外,2008-2015年间经济隐喻的出现率要高于2000-2007年间的经济隐喻出现率。这说明随着社会的发展,经济隐喻的使用越来越频繁。另外,无论哪个时期的经济隐喻都不是随意为之的,都来源于人们的物理体验和文化生活,都与某一时期的经济发展状况相一致,除此之外,经济隐喻使用的改变也是社会文化发展的一种反映。从整体来看,概念隐喻广泛应用于英语经济报道中,并且使用频率呈增长趋势,典型概念隐喻类型呈多样化。经济危机后,全球经济形势日益复杂化,新的经济名词层出不穷,为了让读者更好的理解这些新的经济现象,越来越多的概念隐喻被应用到英语经济报道中。本研究的创新点在于从历时角度分析英语经济报道中的概念隐喻使用情况。众所周知,国内外已有很多关于经济隐喻的研究,但从历时角度研究的还很少。本论文旨在一定程度上弥补这方面的不足。本研究的价值在于让我们对经济隐喻使用情况的发展趋势有更好的理解。本研究探讨了了2000-2007和2008-2015这两个不同时期英语经济报道中典型的概念隐喻类型,从认知角度阐释了他们的映射过程,认知特点和功能,并进行了历时对比研究。对我们阅读英语经济类文章会有一定的借鉴作用,同时本研究应用宏观的概念隐喻理论研究微观的概念隐喻现象,也一定程度上促进了概念隐喻理论的具体化和深入化。
[Abstract]:Based on the theory of conceptual metaphor, this paper makes a systematic analysis of the types of conceptual metaphors commonly used in English economic reporting. There is no doubt that the economic crisis has greatly influenced the economic development and has changed the use of economic metaphor to a certain extent. This article will compare the economic crisis and analyze the economic crisis. The use of economic metaphors in the two different periods before and after. Through qualitative, quantitative and diachronic studies, this paper has achieved two goals, and (1) summing up the most typical types of conceptual metaphors in two different periods (2000-2007 and 2008-2015), and explaining it through a large number of corpus; (2) from diachronic angle, research Analysis of the similarities and differences in the use of economic metaphors in the two different periods. Specifically, this study collected a large number of conceptual metaphors in the economic category from the economists, business weekly, and the financial times of the 2000-2015 years. The selected corpus involved many aspects of the economic field, such as the world economy, trade, and so on. Business, finance, insurance, investment and so on. Then the metaphorical expressions are classified according to the different sources of origin. In order to improve the accuracy of the study, qualitative and quantitative research methods are adopted simultaneously. Qualitative research methods are mainly embodied in the typical types of conceptual metaphor in the induction of English Economic Discourse, and the cognitive analysis of it; quantitative research. The main research method is to analyze the use frequency of different conceptual metaphor types. The research questions of this paper are (1) what are the typical conceptual metaphors in English economic reports during the two different periods of the 2000-2007 and 2008-2015 years? What are their mapping processes, cognitive features and functions? (2) two different periods of English classics What are the similarities and differences in the use of conceptual metaphors in the economic report? What are the reasons? First, in the 2000-2007 Years, biological metaphors, upper and lower metaphors and travel metaphors are the most typical commonly used metaphorical forms; in the 2008-2015 years, war metaphors occupy the primary position over other types, biological metaphors, The use of upper and lower metaphors and travel metaphors has a downward trend, while other types of metaphorical types have been rarely used in the past, but at this time they have become more and more frequently used, such as architectural metaphors, and foam metaphors. Through cognitive analysis, these metaphorical forms are derived from the physical experience and cultural life of the people. The concept of familiarity is mapped as a source domain to the target domain, which is beneficial to the relatively complex and abstract concepts in the target domain. Conceptual metaphors in English economic reports are not only used to explain some abstract economic nouns, but also a way of thinking of thinking about economic phenomena. Second, two different periods are different by diachronic comparison. The use of typical conceptual metaphors in English economic reports shows that the distribution of common types of metaphors in economic metaphors in the past 2000-2007 Years is relatively concentrated, but the distribution of common types of metaphors in economic metaphors in the last 2008-2015 years is relatively scattered, and the types of economic metaphors are diversified. In addition, the emergence rate of economic metaphor in 2008-2015 years. It is higher than the economic metaphor rate of 2000-2007 Years. This shows that the use of economic metaphor is more and more frequent with the development of society. In addition, the economic metaphors at any time are not random, both from the physical experience and cultural life of the people, which are in line with a certain period of economic development, in addition to the economy. The change in the use of metaphor is also a reflection of the development of social culture. From the whole, conceptual metaphor is widely used in English economic reporting, and the use frequency is growing, and the typical conceptual metaphor types are diversified. After the economic crisis, the global economic situation is increasingly complicated and the new economic nouns emerge in endlessly, in order to make the readers better. In understanding these new economic phenomena, more and more conceptual metaphors are applied to English economic reports. The innovation of this study is to analyze the use of conceptual metaphors in English economic reports from a diachronic perspective. It is well known that there are a lot of studies on economic metaphor at home and abroad, but there are few studies from diachronic angles. The purpose of this study is to make up for this lack. The value of this study is to give us a better understanding of the development trend of the use of economic metaphor. This study explored the typical conceptual metaphors in the English economic reports of 2000-2007 and 2008-2015, and explained their mappings from a cognitive perspective. The course, cognitive characteristics and functions, and the diachronic contrast study. It will have some reference for us to read English economic articles. At the same time, this study applies the macro conceptual metaphor theory to study the microscopic conceptual metaphor, and to a certain extent, it promotes the concretion and deepening of the concept of conceptual metaphor.

【学位授予单位】：山东师范大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2017
【分类号】：H315

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