科技英語(yǔ)中的時(shí)間隱喻.pdf

1、廣西大學(xué)碩士學(xué)位論文科技英語(yǔ)中的時(shí)間隱喻姓名：江龍鳳申請(qǐng)學(xué)位級(jí)別：碩士專業(yè)：外國(guó)語(yǔ)言學(xué)及應(yīng)用語(yǔ)言學(xué)指導(dǎo)教師：劉上扶20091205TEMPORALMETAPHORSlNESTABSTRACTTemporalmetaphorisametaphorthatisconstructedthroughontologicalmappingfromnontemporalconceptualstructureontotemporalconceptual

2、structureThethesisadoptsLakoffandJohnson’SConceptualMetaphorTheoryandHalliday’SGrammaticalMetaphorTheoryindiscussingtimeexpressionsinEST(EnglishforScienceandTechnology)Thepurposeofthestudyistoanalyzehowscientificdiscours

3、eutilizesthetemporalmetaphorforabetterunderstandingoftimeThepapercailhelpustocomprehendtimeinacognitivewayandmakeushaveabettermanagementoftimethroughthoughtexperienceandtheperceptionTheacademicabilityCallbecultivatedbyco

4、mparingtemporalmetaphorsofChineseandEnglishculturesinscientificdiscourseThestudyisaqualitativeone，itsdatamainlycomingfromscientificEnglishpublicationsMeanwhile，theauthorconductsasurveyof5Non—Englishmajorstudents，5English

5、majorstudents，3Englishmajorpostgraduatesand2foreignteachersinGuangxiUniversityThissurveyprovidessomefirsthandmaterialsThroughanalysis，theauthorhasthefollowingmajorfindings：FirstlymetaphorinfiltratesinallkindsofdiscourseS

6、cientificEnglishisoftenmetaphoficMTemporalmetaphorsarewidelyusedinscientificdiscoursesSecondlyasanimportantcognitiveinstrument，temporalmetaphorhelpsusunderstandtheabstractconceptoftimeintermsofconcreteconceptsThirdlytemp

7、oralmetaphorsofEnglishandChinesehavesimilaritiesanddifferencesBecauseofthesimilarcognitivemechanism，theEnglishandChinesetemporalmetaphorssharesimilaritiesDuetothedifferentsocialbackgroundsandlifeexperiences，temporalmetap

8、horsofEnglishandChinesehavedifferencesFourthlydifferenttemporalmetaphorsreflectdifferentculturalmeaningsItisnecessarytounderstandtemporalmetaphorinacertainsocialandculturalsettingTolearnEnglishandChineseculturesaidsustoh

9、avebetterunderstandingoftemporalmetaphorsFifthlytheresultsofthequestionnaireshowthatmostofthestudentshaveweakawarenessoftemporalmetaphoratthemomentTheycannotproperlyusetemporalmetaphorsintheirtranslation，whichindicatesth

10、attheyneedtoenhancethestudyoftemporalmetaphorThepaperisdividedintosixchaptersThefirstchapteristheintroductionthatintroducestheresearchpurpose，thesignificanceandtheorganizationofthepaperThesecondchapterexpoundsthedefiniti

11、onsoftime，metaphortemporalmetaphorandEST(EnglishforScienceandTechnology)ThetllirdchapterreviewsthetemporalmetaphorstudiesathomeandabroadThefourthchaptertacklesthetemporalmetaphoranditsrelevanttheoriesThefifthchapterdiscu