Journal of Jishou University(Social Sciences) ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 145-148.

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Types of Metaphor and the Cognitive Differences Reflected in Chinese and English Culture

  

  1. (1.School of Foreign Languages,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400044,China;2.Foreign Language Institute,Jishou University,Jishou hunan 416000,China;3.Department of College English,Jishou University,Jishou Hunan 416000,China)
  • Online:2005-07-15 Published:2012-08-06

Abstract: Metaphor is not merely a rhetorical means.It is a mode of thinking that we live by.This paper presents the various types of metaphor from the point of grammar,cognitive function,syntactic structure,occurrence frequency and translation.It also analyzes the cognitive differences reflected in metaphor in Chinese and English culture.It is pointed out that the understanding of this cognitive difference plays an important role in eliminating cultural barriers and in creating an equal and new culture.

Key words: metaphor,culture, cognition

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