概念隐喻对高中英语词汇学习的作用研究

论文摘要

传统的隐喻理论认为隐喻是语言的一种偏离现象、一种装饰或一种修辞格,然而概念隐喻理论却认为它是人类的一种认知现象,一种思维方式。它的理论核心是隐喻是人类用其某一领域的经验来说明或理解另一类领域的经验的认知活动。正是这种认知活动使它和同是人类认知活动的产物一语言联系起来。因而,概念隐喻在应用语言学,尤其是语言的教学方面越来越受到国内外学者的青睐。本文旨在通过对概念隐喻应用于高中英语词汇学习可行性的定性分析和实证研究来帮助高中学生寻找一个更好的词汇学习的策略以满足新的《高中英语课程标准》对学生词汇在质和量的要求。首先,本文综述了隐喻理论的发展,详述概念隐喻的本质、特征、运作机制和分类、回顾国内外学者对概念隐喻运用于词汇教学的种种评述和实证,其次,通过举例说明隐喻表达式在高中英语中的普遍性、剖析高中词汇的隐喻性特征和进行近一学期的实证研究,本文论证了概念隐喻的应用有助于高中学生的词汇学习。最后,在指出文章不足的同时,本论文提出了三个如何在实际教学中提高高中学生隐喻能力的尝试性建议。

论文目录

• 中文摘要
• Abstract
• 中文文摘
• Synopsis
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Background
• 1.2 Goals and significance
• 1.3 Methodology
• 1.4 Structure of the thesis
• Chapter Two Development of metaphor theory
• 2.1 Metaphor study at the linguistic level
• 2.1.1 Substitute theory
• 2.1.2 Comparison theory
• 2.1.3 Interaction theory
• 2.2 Conceptual metaphor in the cognitive perspective
• 2.2.1 Nature
• 2.2.2 Characteristics
• 2.2.3 Working mechanism
• 2.2.4 Classification
• Chapter Three Review of the application of conceptual metaphor to vocabulary learning
• 3.1 Studies abroad
• 3.2 Studies at home
• Chapter Four Relationship of conceptual metaphor and vocabulary learning in senior high schools
• 4.1 Some concepts of vocabulary learning and conceptual metaphor
• 4.1.1 Range of vocabulary learning
• 4.1.2 Context in vocabulary learning
• 4.1.3 Conceptual metaphor and metaphorical expressions
• 4.2 Omnipresence of metaphorical expressions in senior high schools
• 4.3 Metaphoric characteristics of vocabulary in senior high school
• 4.3.1 Metaphoric motivation of vocabulary
• 4.3.2 Polysemy
• 4.3.3 The Cultural connotation of vocabulary
• Chapter Five An empirical study
• 5.1 Experimental purpose
• 5.2 Hypothesis
• 5.3 Experimental design
• 5.3.1 Selection of subjects
• 5.3.2 Preparation of materials and instrument
• 5.3.3 Operational process of the experiment
• 5.3.4 Collection and analysis of data
• 5.4 Result and discussion
• Chapter Six Conclusion
• 6.1 The tentatvie suggestions of the implication of the conceptual metaphor to vocabulary learning in the senior high school
• 6.2 Limitations
• References
• Appendices
• Acknowledgments