转喻视角下的英语语篇连贯研究

在传统修辞学研究中,转喻通常被看作是一种辞格。转喻研究的认知转向不仅使我们对转喻的理解上升到了一个新的高度,更为传统的语言研究提供了一个崭新的视角,同隐喻一样,转喻从传统的词格提升为人类赖以生存的基本认知过程,它既是重要的思维方式和认知工具,同时在语言的运用过程中又起着重要的衔接作用。在实现语篇连贯的众多机制中,转喻是一种重要的深层或隐性衔接手段,它在语篇层面上制约着语言运用的深层次连贯性。

Study of English Textual Coherence from the Perspective of Metonymy

The study of metonymy from the cognitive perspective not only makes the understanding of metonymy elevated onto a new level but also offers a new perspective into the traditional linguistic study.Like metaphor,metonymy is regarded as a basic cognitive process human live by.As an important thinking mode and cognitive tool,metonymy serves as a cohesive tool in the use of language.Among these various mechanisms,metonymy is a very important cohesive tool on the deep level,which imposes great restraints on the d...