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隐喻是一种重要的认知模式,语言的概念在很大程度上有赖于隐喻及隐喻性扩展。UP—DOWN意象图式不仅可以表示“上—下”的概念,还可以表示状态、数量甚至社会地位、道德规范等抽象概念的含义。对UP—DOWN意象图式隐喻意义的研究不仅有其认知语言学上的理论意义,还有其实际意义:帮助英语学习者更好的理解UP—DOWN意象图式的隐喻扩展意义,从而扩展自己的词汇认知范围。
Metaphor is an important cognitive model, the concept of language depends largely on metaphor and metaphorical expansion. The UP-DOWN image schema can not only represent the concept of “up-down”, but also can represent the meaning of abstract concepts such as status, quantity and even social status and ethics. The research on metaphorical meaning of UP-DOWN image schema not only has its theoretical significance in cognitive linguistics, but also has its practical significance: it helps English learners to better understand the metaphorical extension meaning of UP-DOWN image schema and thus expand Own vocabulary awareness.