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Analysis of Chinese Xiehouyu from a Perspective of Cognitive Reference-Point
GUO Wei, GAO Wen-cheng
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2024.11.010
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Xiehouyu (a two-part allegorical saying) is unique and refined, and the cultural load is rich and heavy. The use of Xiehouyu in verbal communication and literary works reflects the speaker’s cognitive ability and language skills of operating and blending cognitive concepts dynamically. Langacker’s reference-point theory has a high explanatory power and is a basic cognitive mode of human beings. This paper attempts to make a cognitive analysis of the structure and understanding of Xiehouyu by using reference-point theory, aiming at explaining its cognitive mechanism and meaning construction.
Xiehouyu, cognitive reference point, cognitive mechanism
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, November 2024, Vol. 14, No. 11, 1016-1021
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